If Stony Point was feeling good fresh off their 72-25 takedown of Jefferson on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Stony Point Tigers lost 48-27 to the Liberty Hill Panthers on Friday. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Stony Point's loss came despite strong showings from Shyla Hancock and Megan Paulk. Hancock had four points along with eight rebounds, while Paulk earned ten points plus five rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Hancock a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five).
Even though they lost, Stony Point 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 ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Stony Point fell to 2-1. As for Liberty Hill, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Stony Point didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-37 win against Highlands on the 8th. As for Liberty Hill, they will take on Wagner at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wagner will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Liberty Hill surely won't give up without a fight.
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