It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Smithsburg can now relate to. They lost to the Liberty Lions on the road by a 67-50 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Lions are ranked 79th).
Smithsburg's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Liberty, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
Smithsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Liberty, they will take on South Carroll on Thursday. South Carroll has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 204 points over their last three matches.
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