The Clovis Cougars will square off against the Liberty Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Clovis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
Clovis will head out to face Liberty after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Clovis lost 5-2 to Palos Verdes. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Sea Kings are ranked ninth).
Caleb Farmen and Alexander Rodriguez scored both of Clovis' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 25 goals.
Meanwhile, Liberty hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Rosamond a 5-0 shutout. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by five goals or more this season.
Clovis' loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2-3. As for Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0-4.
Clovis beat Liberty 3-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clovis since the team 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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