The Liberty Red Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Brashier Middle College Charter Bengal at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 17.
Last Thursday, Liberty had to suffer through a 90-52 loss at the hands of High Point Academy. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Brashier Middle College Charter scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Blacksburg by a score of 70-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Bengal still had to take the loss.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Brashier Middle College Charter, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-9.
Everything went Liberty's way against Brashier Middle College Charter in their previous matchup back in February of 2018, as Liberty made off with a 58-36 victory. 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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