McKinley lost against Liberty Magnet back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The McKinley Panthers took a 69-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Liberty Magnet Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Patriots are ranked fourth).
It was another big night for Malek Robinson, who almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, nine assists, and nine steals for Liberty Magnet. Robinson's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kareem Washington, who went 6 of 8 en route to 17 points.
McKinley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Liberty Magnet, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
When McKinley and Liberty Magnet next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. McKinley will try to stop Madison Prep Academy's seven-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on January 7th. Meanwhile, Liberty Magnet will try to stop Wossman's nine-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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