The Shepherd Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Liberty Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shepherd has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 5.
Shepherd is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Hamshire-Fannett on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Shepherd lost 48-25 to Hamshire-Fannett. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1262nd, while the Longhorns are ranked 393rd).
Meanwhile, Liberty suffered their biggest loss since December 20, 2024 on Friday. They were outmatched by Hardin-Jefferson and fell 82-47. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-19.
Shepherd's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Liberty, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-11.
Shepherd suffered a grim 42-22 defeat to Liberty when the teams last played on January 3rd. Can Shepherd avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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