Scouting Report: City High at Liberty

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa - </strong>Class 5A No. 13 Liberty High played host to rival Iowa City High here Friday night. The Lightning emerged with a 48-40 victory, improving to 5-3 this season. The Little Hawks fell to 2-4. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I had seen these teams already this season. You can read my Liberty-Southeast Polk report <a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2022/11/scouting-report-southeast-polk-at-iowa-city-liberty/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a>, my Liberty-Iowa City West report <a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2022/12/scouting-report-iowa-city-west-at-liberty/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a> and my City-Cedar Rapids Jefferson report <a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2022/12/scouting-report-cr-jefferson-at-iowa-city-high/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The following are some standouts from Friday's Liberty-City matchup: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["63007"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"If I'm scouting Liberty, there's an excellent chance Barney is standing out. 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