The Hillcrest Panthers and the Liberty Patriots will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hillcrest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season.
Hillcrest came up short against South Oak Cliff last Friday, falling 69-47. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, Hillcrest had strong showings from Dj Corbin, who posted 14 points and six rebounds, and Laterrance Potter Jr, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 16 points.
While Liberty didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Seminole by a score of 65-52 on Friday. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Indians are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
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