Albuquerque has gone 8-0-2 against Rio Grande recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Albuquerque Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Rio Grande Ravens at 4:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Albuquerque is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Atrisco Heritage Academy, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Albuquerque was ranked 15th). Albuquerque lost 4-1 to Atrisco Heritage Academy on Thursday. The match was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Bulldogs couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Rio Grande was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Atrisco Heritage Academy could gain the upper hand on Saturday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Rio Grande's goal came courtesy of
Gustavo Olivas, which was the first he's scored this season.
Albuquerque's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7-1. Rio Grande's draw gives them a new season record of 15-3-1.
Albuquerque came out on top in a nail-biter against Rio Grande when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-1. 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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