Liberty lost against Heritage back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Liberty Redhawks took a 56-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Heritage Coyotes. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Coyotes are ranked 16th).
Heritage's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Garrett Shelton, who posted eight points and five steals. Shelton has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Jaycob Mcdonald was another key player, going 5 for 8 on his way to 10 points and three steals.
Liberty has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-8 record this season. As for Heritage, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-3.
Liberty didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 44-42 victory against Highland Park on the 28th. As for Heritage, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 82-75 win against Stony Point on the 27th.
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