Soccer Game Preview: Albuquerque Academy vs. St. Pius X

The Albuquerque Academy Chargers will face off against the St. Pius X Sartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Albuquerque Academy sitting on 11 straight victories and St. Pius X on 15.

Albuquerque Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Chargers who were credited with the win. Albuquerque Academy got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Santa Teresa's two.

St. Pius X is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Artesia, who was ranked 16th at the time (St. Pius X was ranked sixth). The Sartans blew past the Bulldogs 5-0 on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for St. Pius X, who have now won 16 matchups by three goals or more so far this season.

Their offense was hitting Artesia from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.

Albuquerque Academy's victory bumped their record up to 14-5-3. As for St. Pius X, their win bumped their record up to 18-1-3.