Battle Mountain has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Elko Indians at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Battle Mountain's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against White Pine on Saturday. They lost 7-0 to the Bobcats.
Meanwhile, Elko came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Spartans onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The Indians' winning goal came courtesy of Jonathan Gosda.
Battle Mountain's defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Elko, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-1 record this season.
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