Liberty lost against Doherty back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Liberty Lancers were dealt an 82-41 loss at the hands of the Doherty Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Spartans are ranked 22nd).
When it comes to explaining why Liberty lost, don't look at Samira Gantt. Despite the final result, she went 7 of 15 en route to 20 points and three steals. That was a full 48.8% of Liberty's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Karli Schoonmaker, who scored six points.
Doherty got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Payton Cordova out in front who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc on her way to 20 points and five steals. Cordova continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaity Driskell, who went 7 of 9 en route to 19 points.
Liberty's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-8. As for Doherty, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
Liberty didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-46 loss against Pueblo West on the 31st. Doherty has also already played their next game, a 35-23 victory against Vista Ridge on the 31st.
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