Liberty is 4-0 against Desert Oasis since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Liberty Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 3:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Liberty comes in on nine and Desert Oasis on three.
On Thursday, Liberty beat Shadow Ridge 3-1. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Mustangs are ranked 36th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Justin Gilliland and
Eden Garcia scored all three of Liberty's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
Meanwhile, Desert Oasis kept a clean sheet against Southeast Career Tech on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Roadrunners , sneaking past 1-0. Give the Diamondbacks' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Liberty pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Desert Oasis, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0-1.
Liberty beat Desert Oasis by a goal when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 3-2. Does Liberty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Desert Oasis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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