The Piedra Vista Panthers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Farmington Scorpions at 11:00 a.m.
Piedra Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Rio Rancho, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Piedra Vista was ranked 17th). Piedra Vista fell just short of Rio Rancho by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Panthers couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Farmington made sure to put some goals up on the board against Cibola on Wednesday. They beat the Cougars by a goal, winning 5-4. Considering the Scorpions' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They hit Cibola with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Dayton Bizzell (2),
Angel Alvarez,
Cinjin Toledo, and
Oskar Henkel.
Piedra Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7-1. As for Farmington, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-14.
Everything went Piedra Vista's way against Farmington in their previous matchup on October 9th, as Piedra Vista made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piedra Vista 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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