The Lovington Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the St. Pius X Sartans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Lovington is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Artesia on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Lovington couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X entered their tilt with Belen on Thursday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Their defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for St. Pius X, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
St. Pius X's win bumped their record up to 11-1-3. As for Lovington, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Lovington might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from St. Pius X in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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