Mounds is 1-9 against Liberty since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mounds Golden Eagles will host the Liberty Tigers at 7:30 p.m.
Mounds will face Liberty after dropping another heartbreaker against Hulbert on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. Mounds took a 48-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hulbert.
Meanwhile, Liberty had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Pirates 65-24. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Pirates are ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points over those games. As for Mounds, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Mounds lost to Liberty at home by a decisive 51-36 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Will Mounds have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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