The Liberty Union Lions will be taking part in a tournament against the Lakewood Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty Union will be strutting in after a victory while Lakewood will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Liberty Union took their match with ease, bagging a 62-21 win over Whetstone. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Braves are ranked 538th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 52-48 to Utica. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Liberty Union is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points over those games. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
Liberty Union barely slipped by Lakewood when the teams last played back in February of 2022, winning 37-36. Does Liberty Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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