The Rio Grande Ravens will face off against the Albuquerque Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rio Grande is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Rio Grande is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Atrisco Heritage Academy, who was ranked tenth at the time (Rio Grande was ranked fourth). The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Rio Grande's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of Miguel Guillermo, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque entered their tilt with Los Lunas on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 9-0 win.
Albuquerque's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. Rio Grande's draw makes their record 14-2-3 this season.
Rio Grande beat Albuquerque by a goal when the teams last played on October 4th, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ravens 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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