Soccer Preview: Rio Grande vs. Atrisco Heritage Academy
Rio Grande and Atrisco Heritage Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but likely not for long. The Rio Grande Ravens will square off against the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rio Grande is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.9 goals per game this season.
Rio Grande gave up the first goal last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past West Mesa 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ravens.
Leonel Bencomo Zarate and
Isael Dominguez scored both of Rio Grande's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 36 goals.
Meanwhile, Atrisco Heritage Academy faced Albuquerque in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Atrisco Heritage Academy put the hurt on Albuquerque with a sharp 4-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won seven matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Rio Grande is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-4-1.
Rio Grande was able to grind out a solid victory over Atrisco Heritage Academy in their previous meeting on October 2nd, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rio Grande since the team 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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