The Halifax County Comets lost 60-37 to the Liberty Minutemen on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Minutemen are ranked 72nd).
Liberty was led to victory by Moriah Tate and Shania Brown. Tate went 9 of 15 en route to 22 points in addition to eight assists and five rebounds, while Brown went 9 for 10 on her way to 20 points and six boards. Brown is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Eden Chaffin also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Halifax County's defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Liberty, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-3.
Halifax County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 41-25 loss against Martinsville on the 4th. As for Liberty, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-59 victory against Jefferson Forest on the 4th.
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