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| 10/07/25 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 10/17/24 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 10/03/24 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 10/17/23 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 09/30/23 - Home | 5-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Artesia is a perfect 10-0 against Portales since August of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Bulldogs will face off against the Rams at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Artesia has eight straight wins, Portales has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Artesia had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the seven-goal drubbing they dealt Lovington on Thursday. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over the Wildcats. Artesia found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Mayra Garcia and Alani Escareno were both handed yellow cards.
Artesia used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Lovington. Ayerim Alvidrez played for 70 minutes having averaged 35.8 this season and Kacy Neel got 70 vs. an average of 24.2. Neel made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and two assists A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Portales managed to keep up with Goddard until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Rams lost 7-1 to the Rockets.
Portales' loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Artesia, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.
Everything went Artesia's way against Portales when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Artesia made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs 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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