Splendora and Liberty are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Splendora Wildcats face off against the Liberty Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Splendora knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Liberty likes a good challenge.
Splendora fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Onalaska on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Wildcats 76-72. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (60), Splendora still had to take the loss.
Splendora's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaydn McNeely, who almost dropped a triple-double on 22 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists, and Peyton Whaley, who went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points plus six assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Whaley a new career-high in threes (four). Tramaine Jackson was another key player, scoring ten points plus five assists and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Splendora was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Liberty just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Little Cypress-Mauriceville 70-33. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
Splendora's record now sits at 1-5. As for Liberty, their record is now 2-2.
Splendora didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Liberty in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 62-58 win. Will Splendora repeat their success, or does Liberty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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