La Cueva has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Hope Christian Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few goals on average, (La Cueva: 0.4, Hope Christian: 0.2) so any goals scored will be well earned.
La Cueva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (La Cueva was ranked second). La Cueva's defense stepped up to hand Cleveland a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Bears have won three contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Cleveland with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Makayla Chavez (2),
Leah Barone (2), and
Faith Healey.
Meanwhile, Hope Christian put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Eldorado 1-0.
La Cueva pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hope Christian, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
La Cueva beat Hope Christian by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Cueva 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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