By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer
The Hope Christian girls soccer team has regularly been beating district rival Albuquerque Academy for years. The Huskies, to be fair, have been regularly beating everyone on their schedule for years, across all classifications.
Friday, New Mexico’s longest and probably most impressive prep winning streak was stopped.
Junior forward Cambria Tero scored a pair of goals before leaving with a serious injury, and second-ranked Academy also scored twice in the final 10 minutes as the Chargers, playing at home, upset No. 1 Hope Christian 4-3 in the regular season finale for both.
The Chargers (16-3-1) put a stop to Hope’s amazing 56-game winning streak that began on Sept. 23, 2023. There wasn’t even a draw anywhere in there.
“I guess after 56 games, you’re gonna have a game where everyone is not good on the same day,” Hope coach Amy Fankam said.
Academy’s players, meanwhile, none of whom had experienced a win against Hope in their varsity career, celebrated like it was a playoff game.
“Some of these girls have never seen an Academy win over Hope,” Chargers coach Andrew Wiese said. “To beat a team of this quality is a huge accomplishment.”
