Soccer Preview: St. Pius X vs. Los Alamos
The St. Pius X Sartans will head out to challenge the Los Alamos Hilltoppers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Pius X is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
St. Pius X is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Albuquerque Academy, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (St. Pius X was ranked tenth). St. Pius X's defense stepped up to hand Albuquerque Academy a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. Nico Reyes had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Sartans.
Meanwhile, Los Alamos' game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Rio Rancho by a score of 2-1. The Hilltoppers haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The victory made it two in a row for St. Pius X and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Los Alamos, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
St. Pius X came out on top in a nail-biter against Los Alamos in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Pius X 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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