Albuquerque is 8-1-1 against Sandia since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Albuquerque Bulldogs will head out to face off against the Sandia Matadors at 6:30 p.m. Albuquerque's last four matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Albuquerque is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: La Cueva, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Albuquerque was ranked 16th). The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Tuesday. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Bulldogs' first draw of the season.
Xian Escobedo and
Joaquin Salvador-Pedersen scored both of Albuquerque's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sandia). They blew past Valley 11-1 on Saturday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-0.
With that draw, Albuquerque's record moves to 3-3-1. As for Sandia, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5-1.
Albuquerque skirted past Sandia 1-0 when the teams last played last Thursday. Will Albuquerque repeat their success, or does Sandia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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