Goddard is 1-7 against Hobbs since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Goddard Rockets are taking a road trip to face off against the Hobbs Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Goddard comes in on three and Hobbs on five.
Goddard will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Carlsbad, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Goddard came out on top in a nail-biter against Carlsbad on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Rockets were the better team in the second half.
They hit Carlsbad with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lauren Medrano,
Olivia Rossow, and
Aubrie Bolanos.
Meanwhile, Hobbs faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Hobbs came out on top against Centennial by a score of 2-0. Two seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Goddard now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Hobbs, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Goddard suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Hobbs when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Goddard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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