Soccer Preview: Valley vs. Bernalillo
The Valley Vikings and the Bernalillo Spartans are set to duel on Thursday. Bernalillo took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Valley, who comes in off a win.
Valley headed into their last game having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Del Norte let them put that streak behind them. Valley's defense stepped up to hand Del Norte a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Vikings as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten goals the game before, Bernalillo was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to Albuquerque Academy. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Chargers are ranked eighth).
Valley's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Bernalillo, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9-1.
Valley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bernalillo in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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