The Wirt County Tigers and the Liberty Mountaineers will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
After dropping their season opener at home, Liberty is headed out to face a Tigers team ready to give their home crowd a win. Wirt County had to suffer through a 69-36 loss at the hands of Ravenswood. The Tigers were down 55-32 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Wirt County's loss came about despite a quality game from Alex Bevel, who went 6 of 9 en route to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylan Dawson, who posted ten points.
Liberty kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They were outmatched by Bridgeport and fell 69-26. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Mountaineers have suffered since December 22, 2023.
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