The Kerman Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Liberty Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Kerman is headed into Friday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a blow against Sierra Pacific on Tuesday, falling 66-23. 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 313th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 68th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Liberty on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Stockdale out of the water with a 69-21 final score. The contest marked the Patriots' most dominant win of the season.
Kerman better focus on containing Nevaeh Matthews and Brooke Tallon as the pair were huge in Liberty's win. Matthews went 7-for-14 en route to 17 points and five steals, while Tallon posted eight points along with ten rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Tallon a new career-high in assists (four). Allison Acosta was another key player, putting up nine points.
Kerman's defeat dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Liberty, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season.
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