Liberty hasn't had much luck against Pinnacle recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Liberty Lions will host the Pinnacle Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Liberty will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Boulder Creek, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Liberty simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Boulder Creek 67-27. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Jaguars are ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Mountain Ridge 77-26.
Pinnacle has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points per game. As for Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Liberty was dealt a bruising 69-29 defeat at the hands of Pinnacle when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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