Two dominant guards in Francesca Sofia and Teagan McIlroy are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Liberty Lions will take on the Sunnyslope Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Liberty sitting on four straight victories and Sunnyslope on five.
While Liberty didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 62-54 win over Ironwood on Thursday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Eagles are ranked 81st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty found their leader in freshman Sofia, who posted 29 points. The matchup was Sofia's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilliana Welstad, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, Sunnyslope made easy work of Prescott on Saturday and carried off a 52-28 victory. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 24 points or more this season.
Sunnyslope pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.2 points. As for Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Liberty took a serious blow against Sunnyslope when the teams last played back in February, falling 75-26. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Liberty was down 43-14.
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