Liberty Christian won the last time they faced Liberty and things went their way on Thursday too. The Liberty Christian Bulldogs strolled past the Liberty Minutemen with points to spare, taking the game 81-66. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Minutemen are ranked 327th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Liberty Christian to victory were Jisaiah Bryant and Tre Smith. Bryant dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Smith went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points. Josiah Werking also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Bulldogs
| 01/16/25 vs Liberty | 81-66 |
| 12/17/24 vs Heritage | 59-44 |
| 12/09/24 vs Christiansburg | 83-72 |
| 12/03/24 vs Fluvanna County | 66-51 |
| 02/09/24 vs Brookville | 64-47 |
Liberty Christian's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.6 points per game. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Liberty Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 90-57 victory against Brookville on the 17th. Liberty has also already played their next matchup (against Rustburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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