Portales was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against the Rio Grande Ravens, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Ravens are ranked third).
Ethan Najera, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Portales squad sat out for Friday's matchup. With Najera sitting this one out, Luis Meza got some extra time on the pitch (40 vs. his season average of 13.9).
Portales now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Rio Grande, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Portales didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Sandia Prep on the 21st. Rio Grande has also already played their next match, a 0-0 win against Santa Fe on the 21st.
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