Independence lost against Liberty on January 3rd and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Independence Knights were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to the Liberty Redhawks. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Redhawks are ranked 147th).
Independence has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-15 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Liberty, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-10.
Independence has already played their next matchup (against Frisco), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Liberty will be playing in front of their home fans against Memorial at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Memorial knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 contests -- so hopefully Liberty likes a good challenge.
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