The Liberty Raiders basketball squad (Glen Daniel, WV), was crushed 66-32 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Independence Patriots (Coal City, WV)

With the victory, Independence advances its record to 1-2 on the year. The Patriots travel to James Monroe (Lindside, WV) to meet the Mavericks in a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. The Mavericks enter the battle with a record of 4-2. James Monroe won 62-28 in their recent league battle against Bluefield (Bluefield, WV)

The Raiders now own a 0-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Greater Beckley Christian for a non-league battle on Monday, December 23. Liberty will meet a Crusaders squad coming off a 79-41 league loss to River View (Bradshaw, WV). The Crusaders record now stands at 0-4.