The Owyhee Storm will venture away from home to take on the Capital Golden Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Owyhee is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked third at the time (Owyhee was ranked sixth). The Storm fell just short of the Mavericks by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. Owyhee have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Their goal came courtesy of Yanis Vendee, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, Capital lost 6-1 to Bishop Kelly on Wednesday. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Capital were already down 4-1.
Capital's loss dropped their record down to 0-11-1. As for Owyhee, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Everything went Owyhee's way against Capital when the teams last played back in September of 2024, as Owyhee made off with a 7-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Storm since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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