Soccer Game Preview: Sun Valley Community Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 13, 2024, 3:57am

Soccer Preview: Sun Valley Community vs. Wood River

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Sun Valley Community is 0-8-2 against Wood River since September of 2016 but things could change on Saturday. The Sun Valley Community Cutthroats are taking a road trip to face off against the Wood River Wolverines at 3:00 p.m. Sun Valley Community is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.8 goals per game this season.

Wood River better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Sun Valley Community really get things going. Sun Valley Community never let Kimberly onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday. Give the Cutthroats' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

They hit Kimberly with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Anders Coulter, Tommy Hovey, and Cal Davis.

Meanwhile, Wood River earned a 2-0 win over Twin Falls on Thursday. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Bruins are ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sun Valley Community's record is now 5-1. As for Wood River, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.

Sun Valley Community might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Wood River in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Sun Valley Community avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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