Liberty and Bethlehem Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Liberty Hurricanes will square off against the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Liberty beat Hazleton Area 62-51. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Cougars are ranked 182nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Harry S. Truman on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 58-54 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Liberty has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Bethlehem Catholic, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-6.
Liberty didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Bethlehem Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 51-47 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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