The Liberty Lancers will square off against the Lewis-Palmer Rangers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Lewis-Palmer will come in with four straight victories.
Liberty is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since January 29, 2024 on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 72-30 loss at the hands of Air Academy. The game marked the Lancers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lewis-Palmer made easy work of Mesa Ridge back in December of 2024 and carried off a 51-31 win. The Rangers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Liberty better focus on containing Rylee Edmondson and Ariana O'Connor as the pair were huge in Lewis-Palmer's win. Edmondson dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds, while O'Connor went 7 of 11 on her way to 16 points and six boards. Those 11 rebounds gave Edmondson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauryn Graves, who posted eight points.
Lewis-Palmer was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mesa Ridge only racked up five assists.
Lewis-Palmer pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.2 points. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Liberty took their win against Lewis-Palmer in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 56-35. Does Liberty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lewis-Palmer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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