The Liberty Lions and the Castro Valley Trojans will round out the year against one another at at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Liberty saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 44-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Alhambra. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 761st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 242nd).
Shyanne Smith was Liberty's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Kylee Mckinney held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Castro Valley ended up a good deal behind Dinuba on Saturday and lost 70-54.
Castro Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Liberty took a serious blow against Castro Valley in their previous matchup back in February of 2018, falling 62-30. Can Liberty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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