Soccer Preview: Liberty vs. James Wood
Liberty is 0-9 against James Wood since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Liberty Eagles will be playing at home against the James Wood Colonels at 7:30 p.m.
Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 9-4 loss at the hands of Handley. 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 105th, while Handley is ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, James Wood put another one in the bag last Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Millbrook. Three seems to be a good number for James Wood as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
McKenna Newcome and
Ava Manzo, who scored all three of James Wood's goals. Those were goals were season-firsts for both players.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for James Wood, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from James Wood in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Liberty have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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