The Beardstown Tigers will challenge the Liberty Eagles at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Thursday, Beardstown came up short against Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia and fell 44-37. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Liberty's strategy against Rushville-Industry on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Liberty blew Rushville-Industry out of the water with a 58-13 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-7.
Liberty got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Chandler John out in front who went 7 for 17 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Leila Parkhill, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Beardstown fell to 2-1. As for Liberty, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Beardstown and Liberty were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January, but Beardstown came up empty-handed after a 55-54 defeat. Can Beardstown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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