Basketball Game Preview: Boulder Creek Jaguars vs. Liberty Lions

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Previous Games

01/30/24 - Home	41-59 L
01/17/24 - Away	30-65 L
01/31/23 - Away	62-41 W
01/09/23 - Home	65-42 W
02/03/22 - Away	41-32 W
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Boulder Creek has gone 8-2 against Liberty recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Boulder Creek Jaguars take on the Liberty Lions at 7:00 p.m. Boulder Creek has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Boulder Creek is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Willow Canyon on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Boulder Creek lost 61-39 to Willow Canyon.

Meanwhile, Liberty entered their match against O'Connor on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Liberty took a 64-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of O'Connor.

Despite the defeat, Liberty saw an underclassman step up: freshman Francesca Sofia posted 23 points along with five assists and three steals. That was a full 40.4% of Liberty's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Koker, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.

Boulder Creek dropped their record down to 4-16 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Liberty, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8.

Things could have been worse for Boulder Creek, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 59-41 loss to Liberty when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Boulder Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.