The Van Buren Black Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Liberty Center Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Van Buren's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Fort Jennings 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Black Knights.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Liberty Center made sure to put some goals up on the board against Toledo Christian on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over the Eagles. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Eagles are ranked 405th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty Center's offense was hitting Toledo Christian from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Calleigh Stoner led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
The victory got Van Buren back to even at 2-2. As for Liberty Center, their win bumped their record up to 3-0-1.
Van Buren was able to grind out a solid victory over Liberty Center in their previous matchup back in October of 2016, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Van Buren 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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