The Liberty Patriots will square off against the Independence Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Thursday, Liberty ended up a good deal behind Stockdale and lost 46-30. The contest marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Independence lost to Bakersfield at home by a 59-45 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 448th, while the Drillers are ranked 218th).
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Independence, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-9.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 61-38 defeat they got from Independence in their previous meeting on January 9th. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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