Liberty hasn't had much luck against Handley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Judges at 5:00 p.m. Liberty has given up an average of 5.4 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Liberty is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Kettle Run, falling 8-0. 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 189th, while Kettle Run are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Handley won against James Wood on Thursday with four goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Everything went the Judges' way against Millbrook as they made off with a 4-1 win. The victory continues a trend for Handley in their matchups with Millbrook: they've now won four in a row.
Handley pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four games. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Liberty suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Handley when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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