Soccer Preview: Spring Creek vs. Elko
The Spring Creek Spartans are on the road again on Friday to play the Elko Indians at 4:45 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spring Creek will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Dayton on Saturday. Spring Creek put the hurt on Dayton with a sharp 5-1 victory. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by four goals or more this season.
They hit Dayton with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Aly Clarke (2),
Justine McDermott,
Isabel Zubiria, and Zubiria.
Meanwhile, Elko entered their tilt with Fernley on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Vaqueros a 2-0 shutout. The Indians' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
Spring Creek has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Elko, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-6-1.
Spring Creek suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Elko when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Spring Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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