Atrisco Heritage Academy has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Rio Rancho Rams at 6:30 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Atrisco Heritage Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Eldorado, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Atrisco Heritage Academy was ranked seventh). Atrisco Heritage Academy won by a goal and slipped past Eldorado 2-1. That's two games straight that the Jaguars have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Rio Rancho had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hilltoppers , sneaking past 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Rams were the better team in the second half.
Atrisco Heritage Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-2-1. As for Rio Rancho, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Atrisco Heritage Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Rio Rancho in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Atrisco Heritage Academy repeat their success, or does Rio Rancho have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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