A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Liberty Lions face off against the Carondelet Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Liberty has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Carondelet will arrive with six straight wins.
Liberty is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Dublin on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Liberty took a blow against Dublin, falling 65-34. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 617th, while the Gaels are ranked 143rd).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Carondelet's strategy against Marin Catholic on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Carondelet blew Marin Catholic out of the water with a 76-40 final score. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 21 points or more this season.
Carondelet's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.7 points per game. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Liberty was taken down by Carondelet 88-35 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Liberty was down 52-18.
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