Two dominant guards in Teagan McIlroy and Francesca Sofia are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sunnyslope Vikings will host the Liberty Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sunnyslope comes in on five and Liberty on four.
On Saturday, Sunnyslope made easy work of Prescott and carried off a 52-28 win. The 52-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
While Liberty didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 62-54 victory over Ironwood on Thursday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Eagles are ranked 81st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty found their leader in freshman Sofia, who earned 29 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Sofia has scored at least a third of Liberty's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilliana Welstad, who scored eight points.
Sunnyslope's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.2 points. As for Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Sunnyslope against Liberty in their previous matchup back in February, as the team secured a 75-26 win. In that matchup, Sunnyslope amassed a halftime lead of 43-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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