The Maplewood Panthers will be home for the holidays to greet the Liberty Creek Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Maplewood's recent rough patch got a bit rougher back in November after their third straight loss. They were beaten by Whites Creek 64-28. While losing is never fun, Maplewood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while Whites Creek is ranked 75th).
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Liberty Creek's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. Their rough 68-45 defeat to Greenbrier might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Liberty Creek in their matchups with Greenbrier: they've now lost three in a row.
Maplewood's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Liberty Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Maplewood strolled past Liberty Creek in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 by a score of 45-28. Does Maplewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.