The Liberty Patriots will square off against the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Monday, everything came up roses for Liberty against Clark as the squad secured a 50-11 win. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Chargers are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/03/24 vs Palo Verde | 10 |
| 01/13/25 vs Clark | 8 |
| 01/11/25 @ Coronado | 6 |
| 01/09/25 vs Desert Oasis | 6 |
| 01/22/24 vs Las Vegas | 5 |
Liberty relied on the efforts of Aiyanna Eteuini, who posted six points along with eight rebounds and five steals, and Xasia Smith, who put up 11 points in addition to six boards and four steals. That's the most rebounds Eteuini has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Brylee Christensen, who had six points and five rebounds.
Liberty was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Palo Verde on Monday, taking the game 51-40.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Shadow Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
Liberty couldn't quite finish off Shadow Ridge in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 49-46. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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