It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Gretna Hawks can now relate to. Their tough 67-43 defeat to the Minutemen on Monday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Gretna can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while Liberty is ranked 64th).
Gretna's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chinara Miller, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Myers, who scored 11 points.
Leading Liberty to victory were Shania Brown and Brianna Adams. Brown dropped a double-double on 16 points and 16 rebounds, while Adams scored 22 points along with six assists and six steals. Brown is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Brooke Harrison, who scored two points along with 17 rebounds and six blocks.
Gretna are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-15. As for Liberty, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Gretna does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Liberty, they will face off against James River at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something James River surely won't give up without a fight.
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