Basketball Game Preview: Newton Falls Tigers vs. Liberty Leopards

Newton Falls has gone 8-2 against Liberty recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The two teams will face off at 7:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newton Falls has four straight victories, Liberty has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Tuesday, Newton Falls beat Brookfield 48-35.

Landon McGregor was his usual excellent self, going 11 of 14 en route to 27 points and eight rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Phil Davis was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.

Meanwhile, Liberty lost to Champion at home by a 54-36 margin on Tuesday.

Newton Falls is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.

Newton Falls strolled past Liberty in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 53-38. Does Newton Falls have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.