The Shadow Ridge Stallions will head out on the road to face off against the Liberty Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Liberty will be up against a hot Shadow Ridge team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Shadow Ridge never let West Point onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Stallions, who have now won five games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit West Point with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Nathan Johansen (2), Sebastian Torkhan, and Logan Henley.
Meanwhile, Liberty was able to grind out a solid win over O'Connor on Wednesday, taking the game 5-3. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Eagles are ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shadow Ridge pushed their record up to 9-5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Liberty, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Shadow Ridge took their win against Liberty when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shadow Ridge 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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