The Liberty Panthers will square off against the Tarkington Longhorns at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberty will be strutting in after a victory while Tarkington will be coming in after a loss.
Liberty took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They breezed by Shepherd to the tune of 57-27. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 619th, while the Pirates are ranked 1277th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tarkington lost to Hamshire-Fannett on the road by a 59-42 margin on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Tarkington in their matchups with Hamshire-Fannett: they've now lost four in a row.
Tarkington now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.
Liberty was able to grind out a solid win over Tarkington in their previous meeting on January 7th, winning 39-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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