Newberg and Liberty are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Newberg Tigers will face off against the Liberty Falcons at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Newberg has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Newberg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Reynolds to the tune of 75-8 on Thursday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Raiders are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Liberty entered their tilt with Westview on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They skirted past the Wildcats 47-45. While the Falcons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Newberg is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Liberty, they pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Newberg came up short against Liberty in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 51-46. Can Newberg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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