Cedar Falls has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Liberty Lightning at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Cedar Falls' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matches.
Cedar Falls stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Xavier 72-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Cedar Falls has posted since December 2, 2023.
Meanwhile, Liberty had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They slipped by Iowa City 59-58 on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Liberty's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maddoc Coapstick led the charge by scoring 15 points. Another player making a difference was Trey Hughes, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Cedar Falls has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Cedar Falls didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Liberty in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 84-78 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar Falls since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
