The Handley Judges will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Liberty Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Handley has eight straight victories, Liberty has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Handley's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Meridian out 1-0. Handley's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Ramon Diaz-Guzman, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, Liberty came up short against James Wood on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Handley pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6-1.
Everything went Handley's way against Liberty in their previous meeting back in March as Handley made off with a 6-1 victory. In that game, Handley amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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