The Liberty Patriots's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight loss. They fell 54-46 to Mercer Island. Liberty has struggled against Mercer Island recently, as their match on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Liberty lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kyra Koxlien. Despite the final result, she scored 15 points along with five rebounds. That's the first time this season that Koxlien scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyndall Tokish, who scored five points along with three steals.
Even though they lost, Liberty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mercer Island only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mercer Island to victory, but perhaps none more so than Anna Grace marsh, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 assists. Grace marsh has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Caitlin Monahan, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Liberty has been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-8 record this season. As for Mercer Island, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-6.
Liberty will head out on the road to square off against Bellevue at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Washington (Bellevue is ranked 65th, while Liberty is ranked 67th). As for Mercer Island, they will be playing at home against Interlake at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Interlake focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Wednesday.
