Even though the Liberty Patriots scored an imposing 60 points on Saturday, the Sunnyside Wildcats still came out on top. Sunnyside managed a 65-60 victory over Liberty. This was payback for Sunnyside, who suffered a 69-63 loss the last time these two teams met.
Malachi Barnes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points. He hasn't dropped below 15points for three straight games. DJ Johnson was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Sunnyside is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Liberty, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.
Sunnyside will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Torres at 6:30 p.m. Torres is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Liberty, Liberty and Centennial will face off at 6:30 p.m. on January 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Centennial's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 matches.
