The Park Hill South Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Liberty Blue Jays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Liberty will be up against a hot Park Hill South squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. The Panthers' defense stepped up to hand Central a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give Park Hill South's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Liberty hadn't done well against Park Hill recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Blue Jays were the clear victors by a 5-2 margin over the Trojans. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Liberty's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Park Hill are ranked 110th).
Park Hill South's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Park Hill South was able to grind out a solid victory over Liberty when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team 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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