Soccer Preview: Hope Christian vs. Albuquerque Academy
Hope Christian is 9-1 against Albuquerque Academy since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Hope Christian Huskies will square off against the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 12:30 p.m. Hope Christian will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Hope Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Pius X , sneaking past 2-1. The Huskies' winning goal came courtesy of Brooklyn Fankam.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque Academy faced Los Alamos in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Albuquerque Academy never let Los Alamos onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.
Albuquerque Academy pushed their record up to 17-4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Hope Christian, their record is now 22-0.
Hope Christian skirted past Albuquerque Academy 1-0 in their previous matchup back in October. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hope Christian 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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