After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Truckee, Fernley was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Dayton Dust Devils a 2-0 shutout. Even though the Vaqueros got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Jasmine Portillo was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Sabrina Portillo was the driving force of Fernley's attack as she scored both of Fernley's goals, bringing her season total up to four goals.
Fernley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Dayton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Fernley will take on Pershing County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pershing County is coming into the contest with three straight victories at home, so Fernley will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Dayton, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Battle Mountain at 5:00 p.m.
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