Basketball Game Preview: Liberty Patriots vs. Frontier Titans

The Liberty Patriots will take on the Frontier Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Liberty has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Frontier will arrive with five straight wins.

Last Tuesday, Liberty was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to Independence.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Frontier over Stockdale in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Frontier blew Stockdale out of the water with a 63-33 final score. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 25 points or more this season.

Frontier pushed their record up to 13-12 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21.5 points. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.

Liberty came up short against Frontier when the teams last played on January 14th, falling 56-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Frontier's Zach Garnett, who posted 28 points. Now that Liberty knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.