Wood River has gone 10-0 against Mountain Home recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Wood River Wolverines are taking a road trip to square off against the Mountain Home Tigers at 11:00 a.m. Wood River will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Wood River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Jerome, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Wood River was ranked second). Wood River put the hurt on Jerome with a sharp 5-0 win on Thursday. Considering the Wolverines have won eight matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Jerome with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Andres Hernandez (2),
Alejandro Romero,
Jackson Wallace, and
Jack Tierney.
Meanwhile, Mountain Home unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. Neither they nor Twin Falls could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time the Tigers have been dealt a draw since back in September.
Wood River's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-1. With that draw, Mountain Home's record moves to 7-3-2.
Everything went Wood River's way against Mountain Home in their previous meeting back in September, as Wood River made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wood River since the team 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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