Wood River is 8-0-2 against Burley since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Wood River Wolverines will look to defend their home pitch against the Burley Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. Wood River will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Wood River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Canyon Ridge, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Wood River was ranked second). Wood River had just enough and edged Canyon Ridge out 2-1 on Tuesday. The Wolverines found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: four Wood River players were handed yellow cards.
Jackson Wallace and
Alberto Romo scored both of Wood River's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Burley was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Madison could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Wood River's win bumped their record up to 3-0. Burley's draw makes their record 1-1-1 this season.
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