Atrisco Heritage Academy is 9-1 against West Mesa since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars will be playing at home against the West Mesa Mustangs at 11:00 a.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 is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Rio Grande, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Atrisco Heritage Academy was ranked fourth). Neither Atrisco Heritage Academy nor Rio Grande could gain the upper hand on Saturday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The Jaguars' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of
Elehi Ortega, who's now up to 21 this season.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, West Mesa brought some dynamite into their most recent match. Their defense stepped up to hand Los Lunas a 4-0 shutout on Saturday. The score was close at the half, but the Mustangs pulled away in the second half with three goals.
West Mesa was without their leading scorer, Steven Huanosta, in Saturday's matchup. With Huanosta sidelined, Daniel Galindo Delgado got his first action of the season.
Atrisco Heritage Academy's draw makes their record 11-4-2 this season. As for West Mesa, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-10.
Everything went Atrisco Heritage Academy's way against West Mesa when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Atrisco Heritage Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Atrisco Heritage Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Mesa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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