Soccer Preview: Sparks vs. Reed
The Sparks Railroaders are taking a road trip to face off against the Reed Raiders at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Sparks is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Sparks is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering North Valleys just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They and the Panthers finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw. The result kept the Railroaders happy, as they haven't lost a game since August 26th.
Meanwhile, Reed kept a clean sheet against Spanish Springs on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Cougars. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Cougars are ranked 46th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Reed's offense was hitting Spanish Springs from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Bailey Moss led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Sparks' draw gives them a new season record of 6-4-2. As for Reed, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2-1.
Sparks came out on top in a nail-biter against Reed in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sparks 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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