Warren County and Liberty are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
It was a proper cat-fight when Warren County faced off against Brentsville District last Friday. Warren County had to suffer through a 50-16 loss at the hands of Brentsville District. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Liberty came up short against James Wood two weeks ago and fell 48-39. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Colonels are ranked 118th).
Warren County will need focus on slowing down Carleigh Cameron, one of several Liberty players who made an impact when they last played. She almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 boards. With that strong performance, Cameron is now averaging an impressive 8.5 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Mckenzie Bell, who posted 13 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Liberty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Warren County now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Liberty, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Warren County strolled past Liberty in their previous matchup on December 6th by a score of 58-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Warren County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
