Soccer Game Preview: Coeur d'Alene Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 4, 2024, 2:12am

Soccer Preview: Coeur d'Alene vs. Sandpoint

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The Coeur d'Alene Vikings will face off against the Sandpoint Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.

Sandpoint is hoping to do what Lake City couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Coeur d'Alene's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Coeur d'Alene's defense stepped up to hand Lake City a 1-0 shutout. Give the Vikings' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Their one-goal win came courtesy of Jaxon Fantozzi, who's now up to two this season.

Meanwhile, Sandpoint sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Moscow on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Coeur d'Alene's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Sandpoint, their win bumped their record up to 2-0-1.

Coeur d'Alene came up short against Sandpoint when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 4-2. Can Coeur d'Alene avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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