The Shepherd Pirates will take on the Liberty Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Shepherd: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Liberty has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road.
Two weeks ago, Shepherd had to suffer through a 74-28 loss at the hands of Hamshire-Fannett. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1211th, while the Longhorns are ranked 352nd).
Meanwhile, Liberty beat Cleveland 46-33 on Tuesday.
Liberty has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Shepherd, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Shepherd lost to Liberty at home by a decisive 61-42 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2021. Will Shepherd have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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