Desert Oasis has won five straight games at home, while Liberty has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Desert Oasis Diamondbacks will host the Liberty Patriots at 3:30 p.m. Desert Oasis' defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Liberty's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Desert Oasis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Southeast Career Tech, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Desert Oasis was ranked fifth). Desert Oasis never let Southeast Career Tech onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday. The Diamondbacks' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
Meanwhile, Liberty was able to grind out a solid victory over Shadow Ridge on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Justin Gilliland and
Eden Garcia scored all three of Liberty's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
Desert Oasis' win bumped their record up to 8-0-1. As for Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to 14-1.
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