Liberty and Wakeland are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Liberty Redhawks will face off against the Wakeland Wolverines at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
While Liberty didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-23), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They fell just short of Hallsville by a score of 45-42 on Saturday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Redhawks came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Bobcats are ranked 392nd).
While Wakeland didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They lost to Tyler Legacy on the road by a 66-52 margin on Saturday.
Wakeland's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Liberty couldn't quite finish off Wakeland when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 54-51. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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