The Zachary Broncos will venture away from home to take on the Liberty Magnet Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Zachary can't be too worried about heading out to take on Liberty Magnet: they just beat Scotlandville at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Zachary walked away with a 71-64 win over Scotlandville on Friday. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Hornets are ranked 73rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Liberty Magnet had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 52-40.
Liberty Magnet pushed their record up to 21-3 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.9 points over those games. As for Zachary, their win bumped their record up to 26-5.
Zachary suffered a grim 57-36 defeat to Liberty Magnet when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Zachary, Marquise McPipe (who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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