Soccer Preview: Albuquerque Academy vs. Carlsbad
The Albuquerque Academy Chargers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Albuquerque Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 12 goals over their last three games.
Albuquerque Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Sandia Prep with a sharp 4-0 win. Considering the Chargers have won four contests by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Sandia Prep with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Isabella Barnes,
Cambria Tero, and
Kai Gehres.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad fell victim to Mayfield and their airtight defense on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Cavemen/Cavegirls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Trojans are ranked third).
Albuquerque Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Carlsbad, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Albuquerque Academy beat Carlsbad by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, winning 3-2. Will Albuquerque Academy repeat their success, or does Carlsbad have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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