Scouting Report: City High at Liberty

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa - </strong>Iowa City High made the short trip here Friday night for a matchup against rival Liberty High. The Lightning prevailed, 50-42, improving to 3-1 on the season. The Little Hawks fell to 1-3. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I scouted Liberty last week when it played host to Iowa City West. I wrote up reports on some Lightning prospects that you can read <a href="https://prephoops.com/2022/12/scouting-report-iowa-city-west-at-liberty/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below is a look at who stood out to me during the Liberty-City contest: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1558745"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":1700889,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"I enjoyed my first look at Mbingazo. I'm intrigued. 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