Soccer Preview: Albuquerque Academy vs. Cleveland
After two games on the road, Albuquerque Academy is heading back home. They will welcome the Cleveland Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Albuquerque Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Sandia, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Albuquerque Academy was ranked eighth). Albuquerque Academy blew past Sandia 4-1 on Tuesday. The score was close at the half, but the Chargers pulled away in the second half with three goals.
They hit Sandia with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Grady Gilchrist (2),
Cruz Tomori, and
Alex Jackson.
Meanwhile, Cleveland's game on Tuesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged West Mesa out 2-1. Craig Armijo had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Storm got from the refs.
Albuquerque Academy now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Cleveland, they pushed their record up to 3-0-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Albuquerque Academy's way against Cleveland in their previous meeting back in March of 2021 as Albuquerque Academy made off with a 4-1 win. Will Albuquerque Academy repeat their success, or does Cleveland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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