Basketball Game Preview: Seattle Prep Panthers vs. Liberty Patriots

The Seattle Prep Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Liberty Patriots at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Seattle Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Bellevue, who was ranked fourth at the time (Seattle Prep was ranked 20th). Seattle Prep fell 64-53 to Bellevue on Thursday. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Liberty suffered their biggest loss since January 7th on Thursday. They lost 75-54 to Rainier Beach.

Seattle Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Liberty, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 16-7.

Seattle Prep suffered a grim 81-60 defeat to Liberty in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Seattle Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.