The Eldorado Golden Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the La Cueva Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
La Cueva better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Eldorado really get things going. Eldorado's defense stepped up to hand Manzano a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Golden Eagles have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Manzano with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Andros Van Bloemen Waanders,
Nathan Steen, and Steen.
Meanwhile, La Cueva faced Sandia in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. La Cueva had just enough and edged Sandia out 2-1. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Christian Gerhardt was handed one for the Bears, while the Matadors got theirs courtesy of Logan Casias.
The win snapped Eldorado's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-3-1 record. As for La Cueva, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1-2.
Eldorado came up short against La Cueva when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Eldorado have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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