The Willow Canyon Wildcats basketball squad (Surprise, AZ), was outscored 64-44 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Liberty Lions (Peoria, AZ)

The Lions now possess a 2-0 record. They play next when they host Mountain Ridge for a game on Friday, January 17.

With the loss, Willow Canyon falls to 8-1 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Centennial (Peoria, AZ) to confront the Coyotes in a game on Thursday, January 9. The Coyotes go into the game with a record of 1-0.