Basketball Recap: Hermann Beats Liberty for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Bearcats

Previous 5 Games

01/27/25 vs Liberty	54-49
01/20/25 vs St. Clair	52-43
01/18/25 vs North Callaway	60-44
01/15/25 @ Blair Oaks	46-24
01/04/25 vs Warrenton	63-38

Hermann had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They secured a 54-49 W over the Liberty Eagles. This was payback for the Bearcats, who suffered a 58-48 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Hermann pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Liberty, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.

Hermann has already played their next matchup, a 76-17 loss against Lutheran on the 29th. As for Liberty, they will venture away from home to challenge Fort Zumwalt West at 5:30 p.m. on February 4th.