Soccer Preview: Albuquerque Academy vs. Sandia Prep
The Albuquerque Academy Chargers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Sandia Prep Sundevils at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Albuquerque Academy knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goal or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Sandia Prep likes a good challenge.
Albuquerque Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Piedra Vista, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Albuquerque Academy was ranked 11th). Albuquerque Academy never let Piedra Vista onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Friday. Give the Chargers' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
They hit Piedra Vista with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Amelia Barnes (2),
Cambria Tero, and
Reily Cates.
Meanwhile, Sandia Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Los Alamos on Friday, taking the game 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sundevils.
Albuquerque Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Sandia Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Everything went Albuquerque Academy's way against Sandia Prep when the teams last played last Friday as Albuquerque Academy made off with a 4-0 win. Will Albuquerque Academy repeat their success, or does Sandia Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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