Sandia is on a four-game streak of home losses, Valley a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Saturday. The Sandia Matadors will host the Valley Vikings at 11:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Wednesday, Sandia didn't have quite enough to beat Volcano Vista and fell 3-2. That's two games in a row now that the Matadors have lost by just one goal.
Ethan Tewa and
Isaac Casaus scored both of Sandia's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Valley was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They came up short against Rio Grande, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Ravens are ranked ninth).
Sandia's loss dropped their record down to 1-5-1. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Sandia's way against Valley when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as Sandia made off with a 4-1 victory. Does Sandia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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