Red Devils
| 01/17/25 vs Liberty | 58-57 |
| 01/15/25 vs William Campbell | 66-43 |
| 01/14/25 @ Amherst County | 64-50 |
Rustburg waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They escaped with a win against the Liberty Minutemen by the margin of a single free throw, 58-57. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Red Devils also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.
Liberty lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ayden Padgett, who went 6 of 9 en route to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Padgett is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Evan Lee was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten boards.
Rustburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Liberty, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.
Rustburg has already played their next game (against Appomattox County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Liberty will venture away from home to face off against Staunton River at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty is facing Staunton River at the right time seeing as Staunton River is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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