The Fernley Vaqueros will venture away from home to face off against the Pershing County Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fernley took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Dayton 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pershing County). They put the hurt on West Wendover with a sharp 7-0 victory on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Fernley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. As for Pershing County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Everything went Fernley's way against Pershing County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Fernley made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fernley 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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