Soccer Game Preview: Pocatello Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 5:03am

Soccer Preview: Pocatello vs. Century

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The Pocatello Thunder will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Century Diamondbacks at 4:30 p.m. Pocatello will be strutting in after a win while Century will be coming in after a loss.

Pocatello is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Sugar-Salem, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Pocatello was ranked 13th). Pocatello won by a goal and slipped past Sugar-Salem 3-2.

Meanwhile, Century has been struggling as of late, and they have yet to win a game this season. They came up short against Thunder Ridge on Tuesday, falling 5-0. That's two games in a row now that the Diamondbacks have lost by exactly five goals.

Pocatello pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Century, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4-2.

Pocatello took their win against Century in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Pocatello repeat their success, or does Century have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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