Liberty was the 65-48 winner over East Fairmont when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Liberty Mountaineers took a 52-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Fairmont Bees on Thursday. The Mountaineers' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
East Fairmont found their leader in sophomore River Mcclain, who went 8 for 11 to rack up 21 points and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mcclain has scored at least a third of East Fairmont's points. Another player making a difference was Jacen Beckley, who posted 12 points.
Liberty now has a losing record at 6-7. As for East Fairmont, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Looking ahead, Liberty will head out on the road to challenge Lewis County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Fairmont, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. East Fairmont is facing Lincoln at the right time seeing as Lincoln is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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