Soccer Preview: Dodge City vs. Liberal
Dodge City has played every game this season on their home pitch, but they'll have to hit the road on Tuesday. They will venture away from home to take on the Liberal Redskins at 6:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, Dodge City made easy work of North and carried off a 6-3 victory. Given the Demons' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the RedHawks are ranked 43rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberal). They blew past Hesston 9-1 on Thursday. The Redskins' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Their offense was hitting Hesston from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Jayden Gonzalez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Dodge City pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Liberal, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Dodge City took their victory against Liberal in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dodge City since the team 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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