The LEAD Academy Panthers will face off against the Liberty Creek Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
LEAD Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on October 1st, they were much more limited against Merrol Hyde Magnet on Thursday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 9-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Panthers haven't been shut out since back in August.
Meanwhile, Liberty Creek had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 goals) and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Owls a 9-0 shutout. Considering Wolves have won ten contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Smith County from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Ruby Saylor led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
LEAD Academy now has a losing record at 5-6-2. As for Liberty Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season.
LEAD Academy suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Liberty Creek in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can LEAD Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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