The Canyon Springs Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Liberty Bison at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Canyon Springs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season.
Canyon Springs will head out to face Liberty after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Canyon Springs came up short against Orange Vista, falling 67-44. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 526th, while the Coyotes are ranked 175th).

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Derek Williams put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 6 for 13 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds. What's more, he also racked up two blocks, the most he's had since back in January of 2024. Isaiah Wall was another key player, putting up four points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Liberty beat Moreno Valley 56-46 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bison.
Canyon Springs' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Liberty, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Canyon Springs was able to grind out a solid win over Liberty when the teams last played back in December of 2022, winning 68-61. Will Canyon Springs repeat their success, or does Liberty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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