Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 78-73 heartbreaker at the hands of the Waterloo West Wahawks. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (57), the Lightning still had to take the loss.
Liberty lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brady Randall, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerimiah Washpun, who went 8 for 18 en route to 18 points and seven rebounds.
Lightning
| 01/17/25 vs Waterloo West | 73-78 |
| 01/14/25 @ Western Dubuque | 57-59 |
| 01/10/25 vs Prairie | 77-88 |
| 01/07/25 @ Iowa City West | 71-77 |
| 01/04/25 vs Bettendorf | 55-81 |
Even though they lost, Liberty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Waterloo West, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4.
Liberty will head out to face off against Cedar Falls/Valley Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Liberty's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matchups. As for Waterloo West, they will challenge Iowa City West at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Waterloo West has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 237 points over their last three games.
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