It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Liberty can now relate to. They received a blow on Monday as they fell 92-78 to the Davenport North Wildcats. The Lightning's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it 16 in a row.
Despite the defeat, Liberty saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jerimiah Washpun en route to 29 points along with five assists and five boards. That was a full 37.2% of Liberty's points, marking the third time in a row Washpun has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Randall, who earned 12 points.

Lightning
02/24/25 @ Davenport North | 23 |
02/20/25 vs Wahlert | 13 |
02/18/25 @ Washington | 15 |
02/14/25 vs Kennedy | 10 |
02/11/25 @ Xavier | 19 |
+ 21 more games |
Even though they lost, Liberty was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Davenport North, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-8.
As of now, neither Liberty nor Davenport North have any future games scheduled.
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