The Liberty Lancers will be playing at home against the Rampart Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Liberty's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Pine Creek by a score of 61-58. Liberty has struggled against Pine Creek recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Rampart came up short against Doherty on Wednesday and fell 67-58. While losing is never fun, Rampart can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while Doherty is ranked 17th).
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Rampart, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Liberty was able to grind out a solid victory over Rampart when the teams last played back in January, winning 67-60. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does Rampart have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
