The Liberty Minutemen are taking a road trip to challenge the Amherst County Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Liberty is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Rustburg on Friday. Liberty fell 40-33 to Rustburg. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Minutemen came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Red Devils are ranked 237th).
Meanwhile, Amherst County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost to Jefferson Forest on the road by a 62-48 margin.
Amherst County's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-4.
Liberty took their victory against Amherst County when the teams last played on Monday by a conclusive 63-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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