The Liberty Redhawks will take on the Emerson Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Liberty beat Memorial 4-2. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Liberty's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 24th, while Memorial are ranked 158th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Emerson, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They never let Centennial get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Emerson were the better team in the second half.
John Pacheco and Joshua Waidande scored both of Emerson's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 23 goals.
Liberty has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-2-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those seven matchups. As for Emerson, their victory bumped their record up to 18-4-1.
Liberty came out on top in a nail-biter against Emerson when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Redhawks repeat their success, or do the Mavericks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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