Albuquerque is 8-0-2 against Rio Grande since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Albuquerque Bulldogs will welcome the Rio Grande Ravens at 4:00 p.m.
Albuquerque is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Volcano Vista, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Albuquerque was ranked 13th). Albuquerque fell 4-2 to Volcano Vista on Monday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Rio Grande came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 2-0 shutout.
Gael Marquez and
Leonel Bencomo Zarate scored both of Rio Grande's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 35 goals.
Albuquerque's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-1. As for Rio Grande, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Albuquerque beat Rio Grande by a goal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. Does Albuquerque have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rio Grande turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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