Liberty can bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They breezed by the Shepherd Pirates to the tune of 72-40. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-16.
Despite the defeat, Shepherd saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brayden White dropped a double-double on 30 points and 11 boards. White's evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Liberty's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 11-19. As for Shepherd, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-16 record this season.
Liberty and Shepherd could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Liberty (ranked 1057th) will meet Tarkington (ranked 401st) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberty is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home. Meanwhile, Shepherd will square off against Hargrave at 7:30 p.m. on Friday down 551 places (662 vs. 111).
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