Basketball Game Preview: Liberty Tech Magnet Crusaders vs. Bolivar Central Tigers

The Liberty Tech Magnet Crusaders will take on the Bolivar Central Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty Tech Magnet will come in still looking for their first win of the season.

Last Friday, Liberty Tech Magnet took a blow against Lexington, falling 67-37. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Crusaders have suffered against the Tigers since November 20, 2021.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bolivar Central challenged Riverside on Monday. Bolivar Central breezed by Riverside to the tune of 75-42. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.

Bolivar Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Liberty Tech Magnet, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.

Liberty Tech Magnet took a serious blow against Bolivar Central in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 72-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bolivar Central's Kealan Polk, who went 10 of 15 en route to 21 points. Now that Liberty Tech Magnet knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.