Las Cruces has won five straight games at home, while Mayfield has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will welcome the Mayfield Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mayfield better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Las Cruces really get things going. Las Cruces put the hurt on Carlsbad with a sharp 5-1 win on Friday. Considering the Bulldawgs have won five matches by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Mayfield had just enough and edged Sandia out 3-2 on Saturday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Matadors are ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mayfield hit Sandia with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jacquelyn Bernal,
Taylor Rogers, and
Taylor Burke.
Las Cruces' victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Mayfield, their win bumped their record up to 9-0-1.
Las Cruces took their victory against Mayfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Las Cruces have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mayfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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