Soccer Game Preview: Thunder Ridge on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Aug 29, 2024, 2:22am

Soccer Preview: Thunder Ridge vs. Shelley

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After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Thunder Ridge is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-pitch as they take on the Shelley Russets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

If Shelley heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Thunder Ridge took over last week. Thunder Ridge came out on top against Blackfoot by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Shelley kept a clean sheet against Minico on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 5-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Russets.

They hit Minico with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Miguel Chavez (2), Stetson Byington, and Boston Giles.

Thunder Ridge now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Shelley, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Thunder Ridge took their victory against Shelley in their previous meeting back in August of 2019 by a conclusive 8-0. Will Thunder Ridge repeat their success, or does Shelley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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