Piedra Vista is 10-0 against Bloomfield since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Piedra Vista Panthers will challenge the Bloomfield Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. Bloomfield took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Piedra Vista, who comes in off a win.
Piedra Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Los Alamos, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Piedra Vista was ranked seventh). While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Piedra Vista who was credited with the win on Saturday. Piedra Vista got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Los Alamos' zero. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
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Aaliyah Anaya scored all three of Piedra Vista's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Bloomfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Farmington on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Scorpions.
Piedra Vista is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Bloomfield, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2-2.
Piedra Vista took their victory against Bloomfield in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Piedra Vista repeat their success, or does Bloomfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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