Basketball Recap: Hardin-Jefferson Piles Up the Points Against Liberty

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

11/08/24 @ Aldine	62
01/14/25 vs Shepherd	61
12/10/24 vs Tarkington	59
01/07/25 @ Livingston	50
12/03/24 @ Shepherd	49

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Hardin-Jefferson on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Liberty Panthers out of the water with an 82-47 final score. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Liberty lost, don't look at Bryana Pantallion. Despite the final result, she went 6 for 13 on her way to 21 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kendall Harper, who posted eight points.

The win (which was Hardin-Jefferson's sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-12. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points per game. As for Liberty, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-11.

It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks challenge the Hargrave Falcons at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Hardin-Jefferson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups. As for Liberty, they will square off against Shepherd at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty is facing Shepherd at the right time seeing as Shepherd is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.