The Macomb Bombers and the Liberty Eagles will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Liberty heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Macomb took over last week. Macomb managed a 42-38 win over Illini West on Friday.
While Liberty didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 55-30 margin over Beardstown on Tuesday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Tigers are ranked 571st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points per game. As for Macomb, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Macomb strolled past Liberty when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 72-58. Will Macomb repeat their success, or does Liberty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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