The Liberty Hurricanes will face off against the Hazleton Area Cougars on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed past Academy at Palumbo to the tune of 56-18. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.
Meanwhile, Hazleton Area put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Cheltenham 82-49. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Panthers are ranked 58th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hazleton Area's win bumped their record up to 27-0. As for Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to 19-8.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 79-53 loss they got from Hazleton Area when the teams last played back in December of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Liberty was down 47-26.
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