Liberty hasn't had much luck against Hartville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Liberty Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Hartville Eagles at 7:30 p.m.
Liberty is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Norwood 68-64. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Pirates are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Hartville put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past Bakersfield with a 42-37 victory.
Hartville pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.1 points per game. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Liberty lost to Hartville on the road by a decisive 72-58 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Liberty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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