The Nevada Cubs will head out on the road to take on the Greene County Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nevada has four straight victories, Greene County has 19 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Nevada's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Boone 10-0. Considering Nevada have won nine contests by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Greene County's offense. They lost 10-0 to Colfax-Mingo on Monday. While losing is never fun, Greene County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa soccer rankings (they are ranked 209th, while Colfax-Mingo are ranked 82nd).
Nevada pushed their record up to 10-5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Greene County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-19.
Nevada took their win against Greene County in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 18-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cubs 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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