The Wendell Trojans will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Aberdeen Tigers at 11:00 a.m. Aberdeen took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Wendell, who comes in off a win.
Wendell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Gooding, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Wendell was ranked 17th). Wendell came out on top in a nail-biter against Gooding on Wednesday, sneaking past 2-1. Even though the Trojans got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Cesar Carmargo was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Julian Ponce was the driving force of Wendell's attack as he scored both of Wendell's goals, bringing his season total up to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Aberdeen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Pocatello, falling 9-1. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 5-0.
Wendell's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1-1. As for Aberdeen, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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