The St. Pius X Sartans will face off against the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with St. Pius X sitting on 15 straight victories and Albuquerque Academy on 11.
St. Pius X is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Artesia a 5-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for St. Pius X, who have now won 16 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Artesia from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque Academy faced Santa Teresa in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Chargers who were credited with the win. Albuquerque Academy got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Santa Teresa's two.
Albuquerque Academy's victory bumped their record up to 14-5-3. As for St. Pius X, their win bumped their record up to 18-1-3.
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