The Chaparral Wolverines just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Liberty Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Chaparral has given up an average of 55.3 points per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Chaparral is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Sunnyslope, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Chaparral was ranked first). The Wolverines took a 62-45 bruising from the Vikings on Friday. The matchup marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Liberty had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They took down the Titans 84-67. The Lions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Liberty's win came from a few key players Chaparral will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was TJ Harris, who went 7-for-13 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven steals and five assists. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Topolosek, who shot 54% from the field to rack up 18 points and eight rebounds.
Having lost for the first time this season, Chaparral fell to 6-1. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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