La Cueva and Cibola are an even 4-4-2 against one another since November of 2016, but likely not for long. The La Cueva Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cibola Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. La Cueva will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
La Cueva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Volcano Vista, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (La Cueva was ranked third). La Cueva came out on top against Volcano Vista by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Evyn Materson had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Bears got from the refs.
La Cueva hit Volcano Vista with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Makayla Chavez,
Shea Galloway, and
Leah Barone.
Meanwhile, Cibola kept a clean sheet against Del Norte on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Knights. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly ten goals.
La Cueva's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Cibola, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2-1 record this season.
La Cueva came out on top in a nail-biter against Cibola when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does La Cueva have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cibola turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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