The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will play host again on Friday to welcome the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Las Cruces is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Las Cruces is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Volcano Vista, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Las Cruces was ranked tenth). Las Cruces had just enough and edged Volcano Vista out 2-1 on Saturday.
Mia Barela was the driving force of Las Cruces' attack as she scored both of Las Cruces' goals, bringing her season total up to five goals.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 8-1 to Cleveland. The game was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Cavemen/Cavegirls struggled afterwards.
Las Cruces pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Carlsbad, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything went Las Cruces' way against Carlsbad in their previous meeting back in August as Las Cruces made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Las Cruces repeat their success, or does Carlsbad have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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