Soccer Game Preview: Sun Valley Community vs. Gooding

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Sun Valley Community has gone 9-1 against Gooding recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Cutthroats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Senators at 1:00 p.m.

Sun Valley Community is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Wendell, who was ranked 19th at the time (Sun Valley Community was ranked 24th). While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Trojans who were credited with the victory on Thursday. Wendell got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Sun Valley Community's two. Sun Valley Community's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.

Gooding will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Bliss on Thursday. The Senators were the clear victors by a 4-1 margin over the Bears. Gooding might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by three goals or more this season.

Gooding was without their leading scorer, Sebas Gonzalez, in Thursday's matchup. With Gonzalez sidelined, Javier Garcia got his first action of the season. Garcia made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.

Sun Valley Community's loss dropped their record down to 14-3-2. As for Gooding, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6-1 record this season.

Everything went Sun Valley Community's way against Gooding in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as Sun Valley Community made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Cutthroats repeat their success, or do the Senators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.