The Liberty Panthers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Madisonville Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. Liberty will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 328th, while Madisonville is ranked 77th).
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Liberty had no problem doing just that on Friday. They snuck past the Wildcats with a 44-38 victory.
Meanwhile, Madisonville scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 74-36 win over Lumberton on the road. The win was familiar territory for Madisonville who now have eight in a row.
Madisonville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keilee Green, who scored 17 points along with four steals. It was the first time this season that Green scored 15 or more points. Ke'Myreul Wheaton was another key contributor, almost dropping a triple-double on 13 points, nine assists, and nine steals.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-8 record this season. As for Madisonville, their victory bumped their record up to 29-5.
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