Basketball Game Preview: Pinnacle Pioneers vs. Liberty Lions

The Pinnacle Pioneers will take on the Liberty Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Pinnacle is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They walked away with a 59-49 victory over Mountain Ridge on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Liberty faced Boulder Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Liberty came out on top against Boulder Creek by a score of 84-75.

Liberty's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.0 points per game. As for Pinnacle, their victory bumped their record up to 7-14.

Pinnacle couldn't quite finish off Liberty when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 79-77. Can Pinnacle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.