Basketball Recap: Five Straight Home Victories for Liberty Ranch

Liberty Ranch extended their home winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Haley Smith. The Liberty Ranch Hawks walked away with a 47-36 victory over the West Campus Warriors on Saturday thanks in part to Smith, who went 8 for 19 on her way to 24 points. The contest was her 13th in a row with at least ten points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Duryee, who posted five points in addition to five assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in assists.

Liberty Ranch's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for West Campus, they moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Liberty Ranch and West Campus should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Liberty Ranch (ranked 183rd) will meet Escalon (ranked 462nd) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty Ranch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season. Similarly, West Campus (ranked 199th) will meet Fortune Early College (ranked 895th) at 5:30 p.m. on January 2, 2025.