Soccer Preview: Sugar-Salem vs. Kimberly
The Sugar-Salem Diggers will face off against the Kimberly Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sugar-Salem's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Kimberly's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Sugar-Salem took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Pocatello a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Diggers, who have now won four games by four goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Kimberly managed to keep up with Sun Valley Community until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Kimberly lost 3-0 to Sun Valley Community. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Cutthroats: they've now lost three in a row.
Sugar-Salem pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Kimberly, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Sugar-Salem took their victory against Kimberly in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Does Sugar-Salem have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kimberly turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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