Cleveland has been away from home for three games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Volcano Vista Hawks at 11:00 a.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Piedra Vista, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Cleveland was ranked 17th). Cleveland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Piedra Vista on Wednesday. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Storm were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Volcano Vista). They blew past Farmington 6-1 on Wednesday. With the Hawks ahead 4-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
They hit Farmington with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Luis Orozco (2),
Sebastian Toquinto (2),
Tristen Soto, and
Carrick Mangus.
Cleveland's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4-1. As for Volcano Vista, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5-2 record this season.
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