Jefferson Forest is on a three-game streak of home losses, Liberty a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 5:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Friday, Jefferson Forest lost to Glass on the road by a 61-45 margin. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, Liberty lost 69-44 to Liberty Christian on Friday.
Jefferson Forest's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Jefferson Forest was able to grind out a solid win over Liberty when the teams last played on Tuesday, winning 56-46. Does Jefferson Forest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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