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| 02/13/24 - Home | 61-42 W |
| 02/05/24 - Away | 52-36 W |
| 02/13/23 - Away | 56-47 W |
| 01/19/23 - Home | 47-54 L |
| 02/11/22 - Away | 43-41 W |
| + 5 more games |
Liberty and Amherst County are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Liberty Minutemen will welcome the Amherst County Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Liberty has five straight wins, Amherst County has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Liberty is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Jefferson Forest: they outscored them in every quarter. Liberty strolled past Jefferson Forest with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 65-47.
Meanwhile, Amherst County ended up a good deal behind Brookville on Friday and lost 55-38.
Liberty will need to focus on slowing down Hannah Hooper, one of several Amherst County players who made an impact when they last played. She went 5 of 10 to rack up 16 points and five boards. What's more, Hooper also posted a 50% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2024. Addie Kurko was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.
Liberty's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points over those games. As for Amherst County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Liberty strolled past Amherst County in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 61-42. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does Amherst County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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