The Canton Central Catholic Crusaders came tearing into Friday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against Liberty as Canton Central Catholic made off with a 63-41 win. Given Canton Central Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while Liberty is ranked 759th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Liberty still got an impressive performance from Evan Bates, who scored 19 points along with three blocks. Bates is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played.
Canton Central Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Liberty, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-19.
Canton Central Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-27 victory vs. Smithville on the 5th. Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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