Taos has gone 10-0 against Pojoaque Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Taos Tigers will challenge the Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes at 11:30 a.m. Taos is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Taos will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against West Las Vegas on Friday. Taos was the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over West Las Vegas. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Tigers' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
They hit West Las Vegas with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kiana Swim (2),
Noelle Comtois, and
Ava Collignon.
Meanwhile, Pojoaque Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss. They lost 10-0 to Los Alamos. While losing is never fun, the Elks/Elkettes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 11th).
Taos moved to 5-11 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Pojoaque Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
Taos took their victory against Pojoaque Valley when the teams last played on October 8th by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taos 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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