The Bernalillo Spartans and the Valley Vikings are set to duel on Thursday.
Bernalillo is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Albuquerque Academy on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Chargers are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Valley brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They never let Del Norte onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Vikings as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Bernalillo's loss dropped their record down to 7-9-1. As for Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 7-12.
Everything went Bernalillo's way against Valley when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Bernalillo made off with a 3-0 win. Will Bernalillo repeat their success, or does Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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