The Liberty Minuteman will head out on the road to take on the Amherst County Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each matchup than the last.
On Tuesday, Liberty got the win against Heritage by a conclusive 5-1. Liberty might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Heritage from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Amherst County fell victim to Glass and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Hilltoppers, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Amherst County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 167th, while Glass are ranked 13th).
Liberty's victory ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8. As for Amherst County, they dropped their record down to 3-11 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Liberty was able to grind out a solid win over Amherst County when the teams last played back in April, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Minuteman since the squad 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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