The Gilbert Tigers will head out to face off against the Liberty Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Liberty will be up against a hot Gilbert team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. The Tigers came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Highland. Two seems to be a good number for Gilbert as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Liberty faced Pinnacle in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Lions came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pioneers, sneaking past 4-3. That's two games straight that Liberty have won by just one goal.
Caleb Anderson and Logan Barron scored all four of Liberty's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 37 goals.
Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Gilbert, their win bumped their record up to 10-5-2.
Gilbert got the 'W' when the teams last played back in February of 2016 against Liberty by a conclusive 5-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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