Soccer Preview: Albuquerque Academy vs. Valley
Albuquerque Academy is 10-0 against Valley since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Albuquerque Academy Chargers will face off against the Valley Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Albuquerque Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Albuquerque Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Los Alamos, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Albuquerque Academy was ranked seventh). Albuquerque Academy put the hurt on Los Alamos with a sharp 3-0 victory on Saturday. The Chargers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
They hit Los Alamos with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Layla Logan,
Selena Broussard, and
Isabella Barnes.
Meanwhile, Valley and Bernalillo met for a duel on Tuesday where Valley couldn't get it done. Valley came up short against Bernalillo, falling 3-0.
Albuquerque Academy's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2-1. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Everything went Albuquerque Academy's way against Valley in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Albuquerque Academy made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Albuquerque Academy 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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