Soccer Game Preview: Albuquerque Academy Leaves Home

Albuquerque Academy has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Farmington Scorpions at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Albuquerque Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.

Albuquerque Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over St. Pius X. The Chargers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven matchups.

Kai Gehres and Reily Cates scored both of Albuquerque Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.

While Farmington didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-14-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Bloomfield by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Scorpions sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Albuquerque Academy's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Farmington, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-2.

Albuquerque Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Farmington in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Albuquerque Academy 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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