There was early excitement for Centennial after they claimed the first goal on Thursday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell 3-1 to the Liberty Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 616th, while the Patriots are ranked 168th).
Centennial's goal came courtesy of Will Terronez, which was the first he's scored this season.
Centennial's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-7-2. As for Liberty, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Centennial will head out to square off against Stockdale at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Stockdale will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Centennial surely won't give up without a fight. As for Liberty, they will head out on the road to take on Garces Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
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