The Liberty Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Shepherd Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty will be strutting in after a win while Shepherd will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Liberty beat Cleveland 46-33. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 624th, while the Indians are ranked 1376th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Shepherd was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 74-28 loss at the hands of Hamshire-Fannett.
Shepherd's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Liberty, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-9.
Liberty strolled past Shepherd when the teams last played back in January of 2021 by a score of 61-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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