Having just played yesterday, the Liberty Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Northeast Hurricanes at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Liberty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.1 points per game this season.
Liberty is headed into Saturday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a 55-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Etiwanda on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lions came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fifth in Arizona, while the Eagles are ranked 94th in California).
Despite the defeat, Liberty had strong showings from Jackson Hunter, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds, and TJ Harris, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephan Miller, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Northeast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 59-52 to Redwood. While the Hurricanes didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Giants 11-7 in the first quarter.
Liberty's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3. As for Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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