It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Afton can now relate to. They lost 54-33 to the Liberty Tigers on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 351st, while the Tigers are ranked 164th).
Ricky Barton
| 02/14/25 vs Cave Springs | 100% |
| 02/15/25 vs Liberty | 60% |
| 01/28/25 @ Wyandotte | 57% |
| 01/14/25 vs Commerce | 57% |
| 01/31/25 @ Ketchum | 56% |
Despite the loss, Afton saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ricky Barton went 6-for-10 on his way to 12 points. Barton also set a new season-high mark in shooting accuracy with 60%.
Afton has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 12-14 record this season. As for Liberty, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
As of now, neither Afton nor Liberty have any future games scheduled.
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