Nazareth Area fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Liberty on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Liberty Hurricanes by a score of 64-62. The Blue Eagles have struggled against the Hurricanes recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Leading Liberty to victory were Tula Sobrinski and Ava Kopetskie. Sobrinski went 7 of 10 on her way to 19 points in addition to six assists and five steals, while Kopetskie dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten boards. Those 19 points gave Sobrinski a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anijah Davis, who posted ten points and five steals.
Nazareth Area's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Liberty, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-5.
Nazareth Area and Pocono Mountain East will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Liberty, they will be playing in front of their home fans against William Allen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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