The Clovis Wildcats will face off against the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Clovis will be strutting in after a victory while Carlsbad will be coming in after a defeat.
Clovis took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They skirted past Roswell 3-2.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Hobbs, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Carlsbad can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 56th, while Hobbs are ranked eighth).
Clovis is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those seven matchups. As for Carlsbad, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Everything went Clovis' way against Carlsbad in their previous meeting last Tuesday, as Clovis made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Cavemen/Cavegirls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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