Hope Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hope Christian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Bernalillo with a sharp 10-0 win. It was an even better day for Brooklyn Fankam as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque Academy came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Vikings 10-0. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Vikings are ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hope Christian's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Albuquerque Academy, their win bumped their record up to 13-2-1.
Hope Christian took their victory against Albuquerque Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hope Christian since the team 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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