Halifax County won against George Washington last Friday with 58 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Monday. The Halifax County Comets skirted past the Liberty Minutemen 58-55. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Minutemen are ranked 326th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Liberty saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ayden Padgett went 8 for 12 en route to 22 points along with five assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Padgett a new career-high in blocks (four). Another player making a difference was Landon Darnell, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
Comets
| 02/03/25 vs Liberty | 58-55 |
| 01/31/25 vs George Washington | 58-52 |
The victory made it two in a row for Halifax County and bumps their season record up to 11-8. As for Liberty, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Halifax County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-49 win against Martinsville on the 4th. Liberty has also already played their next game, a 56-46 defeat against Jefferson Forest on the 4th.
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