Soccer Game Preview: Liberty Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 12, 2024, 5:39am

Soccer Preview: Liberty vs. Kettle Run

Liberty is 1-9 against Kettle Run since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Liberty Eagles will be playing at home against the Kettle Run Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Liberty headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for eight straight, but Skyline let them put that streak behind them. Everything went Liberty's way against Skyline on Friday as Liberty made off with an 8-1 victory. It was an even better day for Casey Serttas as she scored three goals for her team.

Meanwhile, Kettle Run put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Warren County with a sharp 7-1 win. Given Kettle Run's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 95th, while Warren County is ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Liberty's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-11. As for Kettle Run, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-3 record this season.

Liberty might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Kettle Run in their previous matchup back in March. Will Liberty have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.

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