Basketball Game Preview: University Prep Pumas vs. Liberty Patriots

The University Prep Pumas just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Liberty Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. University Prep has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Liberty will come in with three straight victories.

On Friday, University Prep took a blow against South Whidbey, falling 58-31.

Meanwhile, Liberty sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 59-56 win over Foster on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly three points.

Liberty's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.7 points per game. As for University Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.

University Prep was dealt a bruising 81-45 defeat at the hands of Liberty when the teams last played back in February of 2017. Can University Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.