JW North is on a six-game streak of home losses, Liberty a seven-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The JW North Huskies will host the Liberty Bison at 5:30 p.m. Liberty took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on JW North, who comes in off a win.
JW North will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Orange Vista, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. JW North narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Orange Vista 43-40. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Huskies as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
| 01/28/25 @ Orange Vista | 21 |
| 12/03/24 vs Vista del Lago | 19 |
| 12/12/24 @ Patriot | 14 |
| 12/27/24 vs Elsinore | 14 |
| 12/30/24 vs Jurupa Valley | 14 |
Maya Marmolejo had a dynamite game for JW North, going 10 of 18 en route to 21 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Marmolejo a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Aliyah Washington, who posted eight points and ten rebounds.
JW North smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Liberty lost to Canyon Springs at home by a 35-18 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1088th, while the Cougars are ranked 498th).
JW North's win bumped their record up to 5-16. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
JW North came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty in their previous meeting on January 14th, sneaking past 34-32. Will JW North repeat their success, or does Liberty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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