Soccer Game Preview: Freedom vs. Gar-Field

Freedom is 2-8 against Gar-Field since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Eagles will look to defend their home pitch against the Red Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Freedom is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They came up short against Charles J. Colgan, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Freedom can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Charles J. Colgan are ranked seventh).

Meanwhile, Gar-Field kept a clean sheet against Lewis on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Lancers 1-0. That's two games straight that Gar-Field have won by just one goal.

Gar-Field pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Freedom, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.