Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by the Canyon Springs Cougars and fell 67-20. The Bison lost against the Cougars in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 55-33 score last time.
01/09/25 @ Canyon Springs | 6 |
01/04/25 vs Fullerton | 6 |
12/28/24 vs Brawley | 3 |
12/27/24 vs Palm Springs | 3 |
12/26/24 vs Desert Hot Springs | 2 |
12/19/24 @ Orange Vista | 3 |
When it comes to explaining why Liberty lost, don't look at Kelli Harris-Wellman. Despite the final result, she posted four points along with six steals and five boards. Harris-Wellman has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played.
Kaleayah Marshall continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Canyon Springs, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Marshall has scored at least a third of Canyon Springs' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Izabella Tejada, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Canyon Springs, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-3.
Liberty didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 34-32 loss against JW North on the 14th. As for Canyon Springs, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 63-51 victory against Rancho Verde on the 14th.
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