Liberty Magnet is 6-1 against Scotlandville since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Liberty Magnet Patriots will face off against the Scotlandville Hornets. Liberty Magnet is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Liberty Magnet walked away with it. They took down the Bears 56-40 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Scotlandville faced Lafayette in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Scotlandville managed a 68-64 victory over Lafayette on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Ja'marriyon Brown was his usual excellent self, scoring 31 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamal Drewery, who scored 18 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Liberty Magnet is on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 23 games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season. As for Scotlandville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-12.
Liberty Magnet was able to grind out a solid win over Scotlandville in their previous matchup on February 8th, winning 54-47. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Scotlandville's LaMarkus Williams, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Liberty Magnet still be able to contain Williams? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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