Soccer Preview: Hillcrest vs. Pocatello
Hillcrest has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the Pocatello Thunder at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hillcrest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.5 goals per game this season.
Hillcrest will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Skyline, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Hillcrest never let Skyline onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Tuesday.
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Reese Titland scored both of Hillcrest's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, Pocatello won against Preston on Thursday with six goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Pocatello blew past Preston 6-0. The Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by three goals or more this season.
Hillcrest's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Pocatello, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-3.
Hillcrest might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Pocatello in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Hillcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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