The Valley Vikings and the Bernalillo Spartans are set to duel on Tuesday. Bernalillo took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Valley, who comes in off a win.
Bernalillo better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Valley really get things going. Valley never let West Mesa onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Malila Deschiney and
Jayla Carriaga scored all three of Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Bernalillo was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They came up short against Albuquerque Academy, falling 5-0. 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 45th, while the Chargers are ranked seventh).
Valley's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9. As for Bernalillo, they dropped their record down to 5-7-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Valley skirted past Bernalillo 1-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bernalillo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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