Soccer Preview: Dayton vs. Battle Mountain
Dayton has gone 7-1 against Battle Mountain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Dayton Dust Devils will square off against the Battle Mountain Longhorns at 3:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
Dayton's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against North Tahoe last Saturday. They lost 9-0 to the Lakers. While losing is never fun, the Dust Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 72nd in Nevada, while the Lakers are ranked 16th in California).
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against West Wendover on Friday, falling 8-0.
Dayton's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Battle Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Dayton was able to grind out a solid win over Battle Mountain when the teams last played back in October of 2019, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dayton 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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