Astoria/VIT was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 51-19 loss at the hands of the Liberty Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 662nd, while the Eagles are ranked 207th).
Astoria/VIT got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Madalyn Carlock and Kathrin Miller, who each put up five points. Hannah Horwedel held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.
Liberty's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Andi Mixer, who posted nine points and eight rebounds. Mixer is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Gibbs, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards.
Astoria/VIT's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Liberty, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
Astoria/VIT didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 46-13 loss against Cuba/Spoon River Valley on the 27th. As for Liberty, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-54 defeat against Carrollton on the 26th.
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