Soccer Preview: St. Pius X vs. Albuquerque Academy
The St. Pius X Sartans will challenge the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Pius X comes in on 15 and Albuquerque Academy on 11.
St. Pius X is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over Hope Christian. The Sartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by three goals or more this season.
They hit Hope Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Landon Mileshosky (2),
Nico Reyes,
Lance Yarbrough, and
Noah Devany.
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 victory. The Chargers found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Jack Brown and Townes Richardson were both handed yellow cards.
St. Pius X pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven matchups. As for Albuquerque Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 18-3-1.
St. Pius X beat Albuquerque Academy 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Pius X 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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