The Liberty Panthers will take on the Shepherd Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Liberty is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 20, 2024 on Friday. They were beaten by Hardin-Jefferson 82-47. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-19.
Meanwhile, Shepherd was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Hamshire-Fannett, falling 48-25. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1262nd, while the Longhorns are ranked 393rd).
Liberty's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-11. As for Shepherd, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
Liberty took their win against Shepherd in their previous meeting on January 3rd by a conclusive 42-22. Does Liberty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shepherd turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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