Soccer Preview: Elko vs. Spring Creek
After three games on the road, Elko is heading back home. They will welcome the Spring Creek Spartans at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elko's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Fernley by a score of 2-0. The Indians' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Meanwhile, Spring Creek's and Dayton's match on Saturday was close at halftime, but Spring Creek turned on the heat in the second half with three goals. 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 matchups 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.
Elko pushed their record up to 6-6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Spring Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Elko took their victory against Spring Creek in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-1. Will Elko repeat their success, or does Spring Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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