Soccer Preview: Burley Takes on Jerome

The Burley Bobcats will face off against the Jerome Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jerome is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.

Burley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Wood River on Tuesday. They lost 7-0 to the Wolverines.

Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Jerome made sure to put some goals up on the board against Canyon Ridge on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 5-2 margin over the Riverhawks. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-0.

Jerome is now 8-6-1, having gone 1-2 since their three-game winning streak ended. As for Burley, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 15 of their last 17 matchups, dating back to last year. That leaves them at a 2-13 record this season.