Vanguard played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Liberty Chargers, falling 87-62. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 498th, while the Chargers are ranked 198th).
Turral Berry
| 01/24/25 @ Liberty | 27 |
| 01/21/25 @ New Dimensions | 29 |
| 01/18/25 @ Wekiva | 24 |
| 01/16/25 @ Auburndale | 24 |
| 12/20/24 vs Lakeland Christian | 26 |
| 12/18/24 @ Lake Gibson | 17 |
Despite the loss, Vanguard still got an impressive performance from Turral Berry, who posted 27 points and three steals. The game was Berry's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Brian Glover was another key player, putting up 12 points and five assists.
Liberty's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lamar Lee, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten assists. Those ten assists gave Lee a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ixion Toro, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds.
Vanguard has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Liberty, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-4.
Vanguard has already played their next match (against Excel Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Liberty will square off against Tohopekaliga at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.6 points per game this season.
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