Basketball Game Preview: Southern California Yeshiva Hawks vs. Liberty Charter Lions

The Southern California Yeshiva Hawks will take on the Liberty Charter Lions on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southern California Yeshiva has three straight victories, Liberty Charter has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Tuesday, Southern California Yeshiva took their matchup with ease, bagging a 66-26 win over Cristo Rey. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 29 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Liberty Charter challenged Escondido last Monday. Liberty Charter was beaten by Escondido 69-26. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1249th, while the Cougars are ranked 581st).

Liberty Charter's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Southern California Yeshiva, they now have a winning record of 5-4.