Roosevelt came into Thursday's game looking for another win against Liberty, but Ellee Statler wouldn't allow it. The Liberty Patriots slipped by the Roosevelt Rough Riders 51-50 on Thursday thanks in part to Statler, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Liberty's points.
| 01/02/25 vs Roosevelt | 7 |
| 11/28/23 vs Kennedy | 6 |
| 01/12/24 vs Stockdale | 5 |
| 12/10/24 vs Tehachapi | 5 |
| 11/20/23 vs Capistrano Valley Christian | 4 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Matthews, who posted six points and seven assists. Those seven assists gave her a new career-high.
Despite the loss, Roosevelt still got an impressive performance from Nyleigh Gregory, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten boards. The contest was Gregory's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Nevaeh Reese was another key player, putting up 11 points and eight rebounds.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Roosevelt, they moved to 13-2 with that loss, which also ended their 12-game winning streak.
Liberty will venture away from home to take on Independence at 6:30 p.m. on January 9th. As for Roosevelt, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-53 victory against Esperanza on the 3rd.
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