The Liberty Mountaineers will face off against the Petersburg Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Monday, Liberty earned a 60-52 win over South Harrison. The victory continues a trend for the Mountaineers in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, Petersburg hadn't done well against Berkeley Springs recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Petersburg enjoyed a cozy 59-41 win over Berkeley Springs. The Vikings pushed the score to 50-29 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians cut but never quite recovered from.
Petersburg has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points over those games. Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 10-12.
Liberty didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Petersburg in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 61-57 win. Does Liberty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Petersburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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