The Liberty Hill Panthers are on the road again on Friday and plays the McCollum Cowboys at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Liberty Hill walked away with it. They secured a 25-20 W over the Antlers on Monday. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Liberty Hill has scored all season.
Meanwhile, McCollum had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.6 points), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Tuesday. They took down Sam Houston 58-41. Given McCollum's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while Sam Houston is ranked 445th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McCollum found their leader in underclassman Aaliyah Mancha, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Mancha is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 16 or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Zoey Yanez, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Liberty Hill's win bumped their record up to 34-2. As for McCollum, their win bumped their record up to 31-2.
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