Basketball Game Preview: Pine Creek Eagles vs. Liberty Lancers

Two dominant guards in Brooklyn Stewart and Samira Gantt are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pine Creek Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Liberty Lancers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pine Creek will be strutting in after a victory while Liberty will be coming in after a loss.

Pine Creek is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Fountain-Fort Carson: they outscored them in every quarter. Pine Creek was the clear victor by a 59-33 margin over Fountain-Fort Carson on Thursday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 23 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Liberty lost 54-30 to Vista Ridge on Thursday.

Pine Creek will have to contain Gantt as she made an impact in Liberty's last game. She posted 15 points and five steals. That was a full 50% of Liberty's points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Emma Hill, who earned five points.

Liberty's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Pine Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-2.

Everything came up roses for Pine Creek against Liberty when the teams last played last Friday, as the team secured an 82-23 victory. In that contest, Pine Creek amassed a halftime lead of 42-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.