The Liberty Patriots will take on the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Liberty is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Churchill County, who was ranked 16th at the time (Liberty was ranked 21st). Liberty enjoyed a cozy 41-26 win over Churchill County two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Desert Oasis). They blew past Arbor View 58-22 on Tuesday. The Diamondbacks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Desert Oasis' win came from a few key players Liberty will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kazel Jones, who posted eight points. Another player making a difference was Kayleigh Upham, who scored eight points.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Desert Oasis, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 8-5.
Liberty took their win against Desert Oasis in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 55-32. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does Desert Oasis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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