Atrisco Heritage Academy is 2-8 against Albuquerque since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars will face off against the Albuquerque Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Atrisco Heritage Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Atrisco Heritage Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on West Mesa with a sharp 3-0 win. Considering the Jaguars have won six contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque got the win against Los Lunas on Thursday by a conclusive 9-0. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Tigers are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Atrisco Heritage Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season. As for Albuquerque, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6-1.
Atrisco Heritage Academy beat Albuquerque by a goal in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atrisco Heritage Academy since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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