The Liberty County Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Sneads Pirates at 3:30 p.m. on December 7th. Liberty County's defense has only allowed 20.2 points per game this season, so Sneads' offense will have their work cut out for Sneads.
Liberty County has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 20 points or more this season. They put the hurt on St. John Paul II with a sharp 36-16 win on Friday.
Liberty County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Caleigh Peddie out in front who scored 13 points. That makes it two consecutive games in which Peddie has scored at least 25% of Liberty County's points. Another player making a difference was Gabriella Flowers, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Sneads came up short against Maclay on Tuesday and fell 44-37. Sneads has not had much luck with Maclay recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Gabby Bellamy, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Sprouse, who scored 8 points.
Liberty County's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Sneads, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Thursday's game is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Liberty County haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 0 turnovers per game. However, it's not like Sneads struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 0 per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
Liberty County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Sneads in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 54-48 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sneads' Lily Glover, who scored 14 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Liberty County to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
