It was a good run, but Liberty unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 50-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Freedom Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 521st, while the Falcons are ranked 156th).
| 01/07/25 @ Freedom | 14 |
| 01/03/25 vs Campolindo | 10 |
| 12/30/24 vs Castro Valley | 8 |
| 12/27/24 vs North Medford | 7 |
| 12/16/23 vs Cardinal Newman | 5 |
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Maggie Lind, who went 5 of 7 on her way to 14 points. The dominant performance gave Lind a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shyanne Smith, who posted 16 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Freedom to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eve Monzon, who put up 15 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Monzon has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Ariel De La O was another key player, putting up 13 points along with five boards and five steals.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Freedom, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Liberty will face off against Piedmont at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Freedom, they will square off against Pittsburg at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Freedom is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season.
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