Liberty extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 3-5. They took a blow against the Village Christian Crusaders, falling 90-48. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 623rd, while the Crusaders are ranked 58th).
Despite the loss, Liberty still got an impressive performance from Krish Dev, who posted 13 points. Moses Curry was another key player, putting up six points and seven rebounds.
As for Village Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3. They have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 28 points or more this season.
Leading Village Christian to victory were Deion Lewis and Will Conroy. Lewis shot 64% from the field en route to 15 points in addition to eight assists and three steals, while Conroy went 8-for-16 to rack up 19 points. The matchup was Conroy's 11th in a row with at least 15 points. James Van De Houten also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Liberty wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 74-48 loss against Bullard on the 20th. As for Village Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 85-80 defeat against Clovis North on the 20th.
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