Soccer Preview: Hope Christian vs. Albuquerque Academy
Hope Christian is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Albuquerque Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hope Christian Huskies will welcome the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hope Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.9 goals per game this season.
On Monday, Hope Christian needed a bit of extra time to put away St. Pius X. They beat the Sartans by a goal, winning 3-2. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while the Sartans are ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hope Christian hit St. Pius X with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Louisa Landavazo,
Mechi Garbarino, and
Hailey Sanchez.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque Academy kept a clean sheet against Bernalillo on Tuesday. They blew past the Spartans 10-0. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by three goals or more this season.
Hope Christian's victory bumped their record up to 18-0. As for Albuquerque Academy, their win bumped their record up to 15-3-1.
Hope Christian took their victory against Albuquerque Academy in their previous meeting last Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. Will Hope Christian repeat their success, or does Albuquerque Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
