On Thursday, the Desert Pines Jaguars faced the Liberty Patriots in a battle between two of the state's top teams. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Desert Pines made off with a 62-61 victory over Liberty. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, Liberty saw an underclassman step up: Tyler Bright dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Aquiningoc, who scored 12 points.
The win made it two in a row for Desert Pines and bumps their season record up to 8-12. As for Liberty, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-3.
Desert Pines will head out on the road to face off against Arbor View at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Desert Pines has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 377 points over their last six contests. As for Liberty, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mojave at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberty has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 270 points over their last four matchups.
