Louis E. Dieruff is 1-9 against Liberty since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Louis E. Dieruff Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Liberty Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Louis E. Dieruff's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Louis E. Dieruff pushed their score all the way to 74 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 82-74 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Stroudsburg North. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Saturday (56), Louis E. Dieruff still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Liberty put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They secured a 50-44 W over Pleasant Valley. Given Liberty's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Pleasant Valley is ranked 414th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Louis E. Dieruff's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Louis E. Dieruff came up short against Liberty when the teams last played back in January, falling 63-54. Can Louis E. Dieruff avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
