Ripon Christian suffered their biggest defeat since February 20, 2024 on Monday. They were outmatched by the Liberty Ranch Hawks and fell 61-29. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-9.
Haley Smith was her usual excellent self, going 9 for 16 on her way to 25 points in addition to seven steals and six boards for Liberty Ranch. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least a third of Liberty Ranch's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamrynn Blevins, who posted 11 points and five steals.
Ripon Christian's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4. As for Liberty Ranch, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
Ripon Christian will head out to take on Johansen at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Liberty Ranch, they will venture away from home to face off against Riverbank at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverbank is on a five-game streak of home wins, Liberty Ranch a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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