The Liberty Minutemen and the Central Wise Warriors squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Liberty Minutemen had to settle for second. They were dealt a 72-42 defeat at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, Liberty can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Central Wise is ranked 15th).
Despite the loss, Liberty had strong showings from Brianna Adams, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals, and Shania Brown, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Brown is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Cierra St. John was another key contributor, scoring six points along with six assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Liberty and nudges their season record down to 19-7. As for Central Wise, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-4.
Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Central Wise, they will challenge Ridgeview at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ridgeview is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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