The Liberty Tree Academy War Eagles will take on the Deer Trail Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Tree Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Deer Trail will be coming in after a defeat.
On Wednesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Liberty Tree Academy beat Sheridan 63-57. The win made it back-to-back victories for the War Eagles.
Meanwhile, Deer Trail came up short against Miami-Yoder on Saturday, falling 57-37. The Eagles were down 44-18 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Liberty Tree Academy will need to focus on slowing down Tyson Haight, one of several Deer Trail players who made an impact when they last played. He shot 42% from the field on his way to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Anguiano, who posted eight points and 11 rebounds.
Deer Trail's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Liberty Tree Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Liberty Tree Academy took their win against Deer Trail when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 56-33 score. Do the War Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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