Soccer Game Preview: Sun Valley Community vs. Kimberly

The Sun Valley Community Cutthroats will head out to square off against the Kimberly Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Sun Valley Community is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.

Sun Valley Community is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Wendell, who was ranked 15th at the time (Sun Valley Community was ranked 23rd). The Cutthroats and the Trojans finished up their match with a 2-2 draw on Saturday. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time Sun Valley Community have been dealt a draw since back in August.

Hunter Nelson and Chris Arenas scored both of Sun Valley Community's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kimberly, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 4-0 margin over Declo on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Kimberly considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.

Kimberly has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-8-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four matches. Sun Valley Community's draw gives them a new season record of 7-2-2.

Everything went Sun Valley Community's way against Kimberly when the teams last played on September 4th, as Sun Valley Community made off with a 6-1 win. In that matchup, the Cutthroats amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.