The Liberty Minutemen are taking a road trip to take on the Staunton River Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Staunton River likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Liberty was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to Rustburg. The defeat continues a trend for the Minutemen in their matchups with the Red Devils: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Staunton River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a blow against Fleming, falling 64-33. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Colonels are ranked 93rd).
Staunton River's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Liberty came up short against Staunton River when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 63-56. Can Liberty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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