Soccer Preview: Liberty vs. Handley
Liberty is 1-7 against Handley since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Liberty Eagles will look to defend their home pitch against the Handley Judges at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Liberty is is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. Their rough 7-0 loss to James Wood might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Liberty can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 229th, while James Wood is ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Handley put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They never let Meridian onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Give Handley's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Handley, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0-2.
Liberty suffered a grim 9-4 defeat to Handley in their previous matchup back in March. Will Liberty have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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