The Liberty Bison will challenge the Canyon Springs Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty will be strutting in after a win while Canyon Springs will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Liberty earned a 56-46 victory over Moreno Valley. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bison.
Meanwhile, Canyon Springs entered their game against Orange Vista on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Canyon Springs lost 67-44 to Orange Vista. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 526th, while the Coyotes are ranked 175th).
Liberty will have to contain Derek Williams as he made an impact in Canyon Springs' last game. He went 6 of 13 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds. That's the most points Williams has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Wall, who posted four points and six rebounds.
Canyon Springs' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Liberty came up short against Canyon Springs when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 68-61. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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