The Idaho Falls Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Rigby Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Idaho Falls has four straight wins, Rigby has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Idaho Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Shelley, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Idaho Falls was ranked 25th). Idaho Falls blew past Shelley 3-0 on Thursday. The Tigers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Grace Eastman and
Valerie Chavez scored all three of Idaho Falls' goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Rigby was not quite Preston's equal in the second half last Saturday. They fell 3-1 to the Indians. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly two goals.
Idaho Falls' victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Rigby, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Idaho Falls beat Rigby by a goal in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Idaho Falls 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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