Basketball Recap: Liberty Magnet Takes a Loss

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Liberty Magnet couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 43-41 to the St. Augustine Purple Knights, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Patriots have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.

Liberty Magnet's defeat dropped their record down to 28-5. As for St. Augustine, they are on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 25 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season.

Liberty Magnet does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Augustine, they will square off against St. Thomas More on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with St. Thomas More sitting on six straight victories and St. Augustine on eight.