The Sandia Matadors will face off against the La Cueva Bears at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sandia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Santa Fe, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Sandia was ranked 24th). Sandia beat Santa Fe by a goal, winning 3-2.
Meanwhile, La Cueva entered their tilt with Manzano on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Monarchs onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won six matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Manzano from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Kadyn Begay led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Sandia's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for La Cueva, they pushed their record up to 12-2-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
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