The Valley Vikings and the Bernalillo Spartans are set to duel on Thursday. Valley's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Valley is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Del Norte on Tuesday. Valley lost 4-1 to Del Norte.
Valley's goal came courtesy of
Walter Bradford, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Bernalillo was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They came up short against Albuquerque Academy, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Chargers are ranked fifth).
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Bernalillo, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8-2.
Valley came up short against Bernalillo in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Will Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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