Eldorado and Sunrise Mountain are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Eldorado Firehawks will square off against the Sunrise Mountain Miners at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eldorado's last five contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Eldorado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Palo Verde, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Eldorado was ranked 23rd). Eldorado and Palo Verde finished up their game with a 1-1 draw on Friday. The result kept the Firehawks happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 4th.
Meanwhile, Sunrise Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Coronado, falling 6-2. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada soccer rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Cougars are ranked first).
Eldorado's draw gives them a new season record of 6-5-6. As for Sunrise Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Eldorado beat Sunrise Mountain 2-0 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eldorado 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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