It was a good run, but Liberty Common unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 73-52 to the Strasburg Indians. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered since March 1, 2024.
Liberty Common's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Pierce Richardson, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds, and Dylan Novick, who posted seven points. That was a full 36.5% of Liberty Common's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Colton Lipsey, who had three points and three steals.
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Even though they lost, Liberty Common smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in seven consecutive matches.
Leading Strasburg to victory were Brody Hopwood and Tyce Bollers. Hopwood went 5 of 9 en route to 22 points and seven boards, while Bollers went 8 for 14 on his way to 20 points. The dominant performance gave Hopwood a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Glatfelter, who earned eight points and six rebounds.
Liberty Common's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Strasburg, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
Liberty Common will square off against Windsor Charter Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty Common is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season. As for Strasburg, they will head out to square off against Platte Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Strasburg also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 67.8 points per game.
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