Soccer Preview: Pocatello vs. Century
Pocatello hasn't had much luck against Century recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pocatello Thunder will venture away from home to take on the Century Diamondbacks at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Century better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Pocatello really get things going. Pocatello never let Preston onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Thunder needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Shayne Kennedy and
Kason Ryerson scored all four of Pocatello's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Meanwhile, Century had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Thunder with a sharp 5-0 win. Considering the Diamondbacks have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Pocatello's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-9-3. As for Century, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-1-2 record this season.
Pocatello might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Century in their previous meeting on Thursday. Can Pocatello avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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