Soccer Game Preview: Rustburg vs. Liberty

The Rustburg Red Devils will take on the Liberty Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Rustburg will bounce into Friday's match after beating Amherst County, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Red Devils' defense stepped up to hand the Lancers a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win was some much needed relief for Rustburg as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contest, Liberty brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They put the hurt on Heritage with a sharp 4-1 victory on Thursday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Liberty's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.

The win snapped Liberty's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-7 record. As for Rustburg, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9-1.