The Liberty Ranch Hawks's five-game losing streak came to an end on Saturday. They walked away with a 47-40 victory over McNair. The score was all tied up 18-18 at the break, but Liberty Ranch was the better team in the second half.
Liberty Ranch can attribute much of their success to Andrew Cadiz, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 10 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Cadiz has scored at least 25% of Liberty Ranch's points. Another player making a difference was Yousef Diab, who scored 10 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Liberty Ranch's victory bumped their record up to 2-8. As for McNair, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Liberty Ranch will take on Golden Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Golden Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for McNair, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than McNair in California (West is ranked 215th, while McNair is ranked 1013th).
