On Friday, the Coronado Mustangs were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 61-55 to the Liberty Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 837th, while the Patriots are ranked 77th).
Coronado has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Liberty, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-1.
Coronado will challenge Lubbock at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty and Abilene will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 192 points over their last three games.
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