Basketball Recap: Liberty Comes Up Short

Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against the Rustburg Red Devils, falling 63-42. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Red Devils are ranked 149th).

Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Rustburg, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.

Looking ahead, Liberty will be playing at home against Altavista at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Rustburg, they will take on Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.