After flying high against Deer Valley last Friday, Liberty came back down to earth. The Liberty Lions received a blow on Thursday as they fell 52-33 to the Heritage Patriots. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.
Shyanne Smith
| 02/13/25 vs Heritage | 8 |
| 02/07/25 @ Deer Valley | 4 |
| 02/04/25 @ Carondelet | 3 |
| 02/01/25 vs Dublin | 4 |
| 01/31/25 vs Freedom | 5 |
| + 16 more games |
Despite the loss, Liberty still got an impressive performance from Shyanne Smith, who posted eight points along with eight boards and six assists. That's the most rebounds Smith has posted since back in December of 2024.
Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Bayot led the charge by putting up seven points in addition to seven assists and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinzie Zuroff, who went 6-for-9 on her way to 12 points and five rebounds.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Heritage, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Heritage, they will venture away from home to face off against McKinleyville at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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