It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Liberty Patriots can now relate to. They received a tough blow on Friday as they fell 63-47 to the Marauders. Liberty's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Liberty lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kaylee Batten, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Batten has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Faith Curry, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Monache found their leader in underclassman Milly Rojas, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Rojas hasn't dropped below 17 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelley Andrade, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds.
Liberty's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-9. As for Monache, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 29-2.
Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monache, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sierra Pacific at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sierra Pacific has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 969 points over their last 14 games.
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