Soccer Preview: Lovington vs. Albuquerque Academy
Lovington is 0-3 against Albuquerque Academy since November of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Lovington Wildcats will take on the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 3:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lovington comes in on four and Albuquerque Academy on nine.
Lovington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-1 margin over Deming. Manuel Armendariz was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Hope Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Albuquerque Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Huskies out 2-1. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Jack Brown was handed one for the Chargers, while the Huskies got theirs courtesy of Jannik Garcia.
Albuquerque Academy used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Hope Christian. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Brown (69), Cruz Tomori (74), and Ben Morgan (70). The trio had averaged 45.4, 47.6, and 41.4 minutes respectively before Friday's contest. Tomori made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Lovington's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-8. As for Albuquerque Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3-1 record this season.
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