The Norwood Pirates and the Liberty Eagles will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Norwood knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Liberty likes a good challenge.
Norwood's tournament run continued when they took on Eminence on Saturday. Norwood strolled past Eminence with points to spare, taking the game 66-47. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Redwings are ranked 173rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Norwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cooper Vaughan, who went 8 for 15 on his way to 20 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton McDaris, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 14 points in addition to five assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Liberty, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They snuck past Neelyville with a 56-52 win last Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Liberty now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Norwood, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Norwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Liberty in their previous meeting back in January, winning 66-59. Will Norwood repeat their success, or does Liberty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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