The Liberty Creek Wolves's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the LEAD Academy Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Liberty Creek knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully LEAD Academy likes a good challenge.
Liberty Creek's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Smith County with a sharp 9-0 victory. Give Wolves' defense some credit: that's the team's ninth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Smith County from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Ruby Saylor led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, LEAD Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They came up short against Merrol Hyde Magnet, falling 9-0. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost five in a row.
Liberty Creek's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5-1. As for LEAD Academy, they now have a losing record at 5-6-2.
Liberty Creek took their victory against LEAD Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. Will Liberty Creek repeat their success, or does LEAD Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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