The Liberty Common Eagles and Yuma squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Liberty Common Eagles had to settle for second. They were the victim of a rough 64-43 loss at the hands of the. While losing is never fun, Liberty Common can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while Yuma is ranked 31st).
Despite the loss, Liberty Common still got an impressive performance from Carson Ford, who scored 28 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ford has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Max Frevert, who scored four points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Yuma to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brody Sheffield, who scored 16 points along with seven assists and two steals. Sheffield hasn't dropped below 15 points for three straight games. Cristian Duarte was another key contributor, scoring 21 points.
Liberty Common has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season. As for Yuma, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-4.
Liberty Common does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Yuma, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-50 win vs. Windsor Charter Academy on the 2nd.
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