Albuquerque is 10-0 against West Mesa since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Albuquerque Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the West Mesa Mustangs at 9:00 a.m. Albuquerque is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Albuquerque 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 (Albuquerque was ranked 13th). Albuquerque won by a goal and slipped past Rio Grande 2-1.
Xian Escobedo and
Joaquin Salvador-Pedersen scored both of Albuquerque's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for West Mesa's offense. They came up short against Atrisco Heritage Academy on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Jaguars recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Albuquerque pushed their record up to 7-6-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for West Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Albuquerque beat West Mesa 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Albuquerque 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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