The Bernalillo Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Valley Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bernalillo has given up an average of 3.9 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Bernalillo is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Albuquerque Academy on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Chargers. While losing is never fun, Bernalillo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Albuquerque Academy are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Valley made sure to put some goals up on the board against Del Norte on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 9-0 victory. Considering Valley have won six contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Bernalillo moved to 8-9-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-match winning streak. As for Valley, they moved to 9-9-1 with that win, which also ended their three-match losing streak.
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