The Madera South Stallions will take on the Liberty Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Madera South's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches.
Madera South's tournament run continued when they took on Mendota on Monday. Madera South came out on top against Mendota by a score of 68-55. That's two games straight that the Stallions have won by exactly 13 points.
Meanwhile, Liberty played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 71-34 loss at the hands of Vasquez. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 972nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 477th).
Madera South will need focus on slowing down Gavin Pattan, one of several Liberty players who made an impact when they last played. He posted ten points. Another player making a difference was Thiago Garica, who earned nine points.
Madera South's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Liberty, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-9.
Madera South beat Liberty 57-44 in their previous meeting on Saturday. Will Madera South repeat their success, or does Liberty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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