Preview: Liberty Minutemen vs. Central Wise Warriors
The Liberty Minutemen will head out on the road to challenge the Central Wise Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Central Wise is ranked 15th).
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Liberty can now relate to. They took a serious blow against the Buffaloes on Friday, falling 46-19. Liberty's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Liberty had strong showings from Shania Brown, who scored six points along with ten rebounds, and Cierra St. John, who scored four points along with two steals. Brown is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.
Central Wise proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 41) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Ridgeview 50-47. Winning may never get old, but Central Wise sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Central Wise, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
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