Handley is 7-1 against Liberty since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Handley Judges will head out on the road to square off against the Liberty Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Handley has five straight wins, Liberty has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Handley's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Meridian out 1-0. Given Handley's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Meridian is ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Liberty's offense. They fell victim to a tough 7-0 loss at the hands of James Wood on Tuesday.
Handley pushed their record up to 6-0-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Handley's way against Liberty in their previous matchup back in March as Handley made off with a 9-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Handley 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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