Liberty entered their contest against Poinciana on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Liberty Chargers fell just short of the Poinciana Eagles by a score of 52-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Chargers have suffered since December 1, 2023.
Lamar Lee
| 01/08/25 vs Poinciana | 2 |
| 01/07/25 @ New Dimensions | 9 |
| 12/21/24 vs Lake Buena Vista | 4 |
| 12/17/24 vs Haines City | 7 |
| 12/13/24 @ Poinciana | 4 |
Liberty lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Lamar Lee, who posted 12 points and five rebounds. Lee has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 35 times he's played. Tasir Best was another key player, putting up 13 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Liberty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 15 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Javonte Simpson-Lee continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Poinciana, dropping a double-double on 32 points and 22 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Simpson-Lee has scored at least a third of Poinciana's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Savion Viser, who had eight points.
Liberty's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2. As for Poinciana, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Liberty will challenge Gateway at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Poinciana, they will square off against Osceola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Osceola knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Poinciana likes a good challenge.
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