Freedom’s girls soccer team expected Liberty to come out hard, but the Patriots came out harder in their 3-0 victory over the Hurricanes on Monday night at Freedom.

Senior Evangelia Hahalis scored the Pates’ first goal in just under five minutes of play under the lights in the first of two matches this season between Bethlehem rivals.

“It felt so good,” said Hahalis of her second goal of the year. “You don’t really know if it’s gonna go in until the last second, and then when you see it go in the back of the net, the feeling’s amazing. And I scored one like that versus Parkland too, so doing it twice just feels so good.”

Hahalis’s first goal came on Saturday in the Patriots’ 2-1 loss to Parkland.

Grace Joseph scored on an assist by Hahalis with 6:19 remaining in the first half when Liberty goalie Sophia Albino came out of the net, and Joseph tapped it into the left corner.

The Patriots continued to control the game into the second half with 15 shots on goal compared to three for the Hurricanes.

Johns scored her second goal in the 41st minute on an assist by Anya Johns.

“I chopped it back to the center and Grace ran onto it and shot it,” Johns said.

Also on Monday night, Freedom’s boys defeated Liberty, 2-0, at Liberty.

Sebastian Garces had a goal and an assist, Peter Tichy had a goal, and Corey James had an assist.