The Midland Trail Patriots will face off against the Liberty Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Midland Trail took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Mount Hope Christian Academy as Midland Trail made off with a 73-50 victory. The Patriots pushed the score to 61-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Payton Bailes
| 03/03/25 vs Mount Hope Christian Academy | 71% |
| 02/27/25 @ Wyoming East | 38% |
| 02/24/25 vs James Monroe | 0% |
| 02/18/25 vs Liberty | 80% |
| 02/15/25 @ Sherman | 22% |
| + 17 more games |
Midland Trail's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Thad Brown, who shot 52% from the field on his way to 25 points in addition to five assists and four steals, and Payton Bailes, who went 7-for-9 en route to 19 points. Thanks to that strong game, Bailes now owns an excellent 40.4% three-point shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Jacob Ewing, who posted six points.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Midland Trail was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They are 11-2 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, Liberty was able to grind out a solid win over Independence on Friday, taking the game 58-50.
Liberty's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-11. As for Midland Trail, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
Everything went Midland Trail's way against Liberty when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Midland Trail made off with a 56-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midland Trail 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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