Liberty has played every game this season on their home court, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against the Conroe Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Hopefully Liberty focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 12 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Liberty humbled West Hardin with a 52-23 victory.
Liberty's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lyric Brown, who went 7 for 13 en route to 16 points plus three steals. Brown is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Elliot, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Liberty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Conroe was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 39-35 to Tomball. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Riley Gross was Conroe's leading scorer, having posted nine points. Gross also led the team in rebounds with six.
Alisa Sneed took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with four assists.
Conroe has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season. As for Liberty, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Liberty has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Conroe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.5. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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