Basketball Preview: Liberty Chargers vs. New Dimensions
The Liberty Chargers will take on the New Dimensions New Dimensions at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Liberty has five straight wins, New Dimensions has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Liberty didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They enjoyed a cozy 73-59 victory over Trinity Lutheran on Friday.
Liberty found their leader in sophomore Lamar Lee, who went 8 for 14 en route to 22 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Lee has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 28 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Camryn Irvin, who went 6 for 14 en route to 13 points plus three steals.
Liberty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, New Dimensions came up short against Tenoroc on Friday and fell 76-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (61), New Dimensions still had to take the loss.
New Dimensions' defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Liberty couldn't quite finish off New Dimensions when the teams last played back in January and fell 66-63. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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