Liberty hasn't had much luck against Lewis County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The two teams will face off at 6:00 p.m. without much rest, having both just played.
Liberty is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Wednesday. They took a blow against East Fairmont, falling 92-20. While losing is never fun, the Mountaineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Bees are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Lewis County got the win against Bridgeport on Wednesday by a conclusive 71-49. The Minutemen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Lewis County and bumps their season record up to 10-8. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21.5 points. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Liberty was taken down by Lewis County 69-42 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lewis County's Ella Pinkney, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards. Now that Liberty knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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