The Jerome Tigers will square off against the Minico Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Jerome's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Minico has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
It was a proper cat-fight when Jerome challenged Burley on Thursday. The Tigers walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Bobcats. Given Jerome's advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Burley are ranked 59th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Minico's offense. They lost 9-0 to Wood River.
Jerome has now won six of their last seven games on the road. That somehow still isn't as good as their 9-0-1 record this season. Those road wins were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those seven games. As for Minico, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
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