Soccer Preview: Rio Grande vs. Albuquerque
Rio Grande is 0-8-2 against Albuquerque since October of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Rio Grande Ravens will welcome the Albuquerque Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Rio Grande will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Rio Grande is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Atrisco Heritage Academy, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Rio Grande was ranked seventh). The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Ravens' first draw of the season.
Their goal came courtesy of
Gustavo Olivas, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Albuquerque was not quite Atrisco Heritage Academy's equal in the second half on Thursday. They came up short against the Jaguars, falling 4-1. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Rio Grande's draw makes their record 15-3-1 this season. As for Albuquerque, they moved to 9-7-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
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