Soccer Preview: Los Alamos vs. Albuquerque Academy
Los Alamos hasn't had much luck against Albuquerque Academy recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Los Alamos Hilltoppers will challenge the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 11:00 a.m. Los Alamos is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Los Alamos' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Taos. The victory was familiar territory for the Hilltoppers who have now won three games in a row.
Kylee Lovato and
Gracie Haagenstad scored both of Los Alamos' goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque Academy waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over the Spartans. Give the Chargers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Albuquerque Academy was without their leading scorer, Isabella Barnes, in Thursday's contest. With Barnes sidelined, Albuquerque Academy had to make some big changes to the lineup. Ella Julian played for 65 minutes having averaged 38.2 this season and Xavi Vranka got 65 vs. an average of 34.8.
Los Alamos has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. As for Albuquerque Academy, their win bumped their record up to 11-2-1.
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