Volcano Vista is on a ten-game streak of home wins, while Hobbs is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks challenges the Hobbs Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Volcano Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cibola, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Volcano Vista was ranked third). Volcano Vista never let Cibola onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Saturday. The Hawks' winning goal came courtesy of Kasey Sandoval.
Meanwhile, Hobbs had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They beat Organ Mountain by a goal, winning 3-2.
Volcano Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Hobbs, their victory bumped their record up to 18-2-1.
Everything went Volcano Vista's way against Hobbs in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Volcano Vista made off with a 3-0 win. Does Volcano Vista have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hobbs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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