The Liberty Patriots will take on the Garces Memorial Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Liberty and four for Garces Memorial.
Last Tuesday, Liberty was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-49 to Centennial. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 761st, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 320th).
Meanwhile, Garces Memorial played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Frontier, falling 67-44. The Rams were down 56-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Garces Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 8-19. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-17.
Liberty came up short against Garces Memorial in their previous meeting back in January, falling 54-43. Will Liberty have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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