The Rio Grande Ravens will face off against the Hobbs Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Rio Grande sitting on four straight victories and Hobbs on three.
Rio Grande is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Albuquerque, who was ranked 12th at the time (Rio Grande was ranked fifth). The Ravens had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 2-1.
Irvin Plata and Yahir Mendoza scored both of Rio Grande's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, Hobbs kept a clean sheet against Carlsbad on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Cavemen/Cavegirls with a sharp 4-0 win. Hobbs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Hobbs' victory bumped their record up to 11-4-1. As for Rio Grande, their win bumped their record up to 11-2-2.
Rio Grande skirted past Hobbs 2-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2024. Will the Ravens repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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