The Tavares Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Liberty Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Tavares has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Thursday, Tavares earned a 68-57 victory over Freedom. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 51.9 points per game.
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tavares to victory, but perhaps none more so than LANDON SAMUEL, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 22 points. SAMUEL has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. IZAYIA WILLIAMS was another key player, going 6 for 10 on his way to 14 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Liberty's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Friday. They took a 57-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Poinciana. The game marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Liberty fell to 7-1. As for Tavares, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Tavares didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Liberty in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, but they still walked away with a 62-58 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tavares since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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