Soccer Preview: Liberal vs. Lamar
Liberal has gone 5-0 against Lamar recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Liberal Redskins will head out to face off against the Lamar Thunder at 5:00 p.m. Liberal is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.3 goals per game this season.
Liberal is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Garden City on Thursday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The Redskins had to tread lightly for part of the matchup as five Liberal players were handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Their goal came courtesy of
Suain Moncayo, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Lamar's and Mitchell's match on Saturday was close at halftime, but Lamar turned on the heat in the second half with two goals. Everything went Lamar's way against Mitchell as Lamar made off with a 3-0 win. The Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by three goals or more this season.
Liberal's draw makes their record 5-1-1 this season. As for Lamar, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Everything went Liberal's way against Lamar when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Liberal made off with a 5-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberal since the squad 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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