Artesia is 8-2 against Lovington since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Artesia Bulldogs will challenge the Lovington Wildcats at 12:00 p.m.
Artesia is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Goddard on Monday. They fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 1-0. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lovington). They walked away with a 3-1 win over Portales on Monday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their ten-game losing streak.
Aileah Rubio and
Anahi Rodriguez scored all three of Lovington's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
The loss snapped Artesia's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-4-2 record. As for Lovington, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-13.
Everything went Artesia's way against Lovington in their previous matchup last Saturday, as Artesia made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Artesia 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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