Albuquerque Academy is 3-0 against Moriarty since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Albuquerque Academy Chargers will challenge the Moriarty Pintos at 9:00 a.m.
Albuquerque Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Hope Christian, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Albuquerque Academy was ranked ninth). Albuquerque Academy fell just short of Hope Christian by a score of 1-0 last Wednesday. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Moriarty rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. Considering the Pintos have won nine contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Belen with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Andrea Rector (2),
Brooklynn Olivas (2), and
Lindsey Rebarchik.
Albuquerque Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4-1. As for Moriarty, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season.
Albuquerque Academy took their victory against Moriarty in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Does Albuquerque Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Moriarty turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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