Soccer Preview: Albuquerque Academy vs. Del Norte
Albuquerque Academy has gone 10-0 against Del Norte recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Albuquerque Academy Chargers will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Del Norte Knights, where kickoff is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. One thing working in Albuquerque Academy's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last six games.
Albuquerque Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Hope Christian, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Albuquerque Academy was ranked fourth). Albuquerque Academy was the clear victor by a 6-2 margin over Hope Christian on Tuesday. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit Hope Christian with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Grady Gilchrist (3),
Cruz Tomori (2), and
Evan Chang.
Meanwhile, Del Norte had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They and Bernalillo finished up their contest with a 2-2 draw on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Knights as the team haven't won a game since September 30th.
Albuquerque Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-1 record this season. Del Norte's draw gives them a new season record of 5-8-3.
Everything went Albuquerque Academy's way against Del Norte in their previous meeting on October 1st, as Albuquerque Academy made off with an 8-0 win. Will Albuquerque Academy repeat their success, or does Del Norte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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