The Albuquerque Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Cibola Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Albuquerque is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Albuquerque is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Eldorado, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Albuquerque was ranked 20th). Albuquerque came out on top against Eldorado by a score of 4-2 on Thursday.
Albuquerque hit Eldorado with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Eden Garcia Flores,
River Applegate, and
Marley Villasenor.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Cibola was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They came up short against La Cueva, falling 7-0. The Cougars have struggled against the Bears recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
The win got Albuquerque back to even at 4-4-1. As for Cibola, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Albuquerque took their victory against Cibola in their previous matchup back in August of 2022 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Albuquerque since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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