Lions
| 12/21/24 vs Saguaro | 58 |
| 11/26/24 vs Deer Valley | 46 |
| 01/28/25 @ Boulder Creek | 40 |
| 01/17/25 @ Mountain Ridge | 36 |
| 12/17/24 vs Willow Canyon | 35 |
It was a proper cat-fight when Liberty challenged Boulder Creek on Tuesday. The Liberty Lions breezed past the Boulder Creek Jaguars to the tune of 59-27. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 28 points or more this season.
Leading Liberty to victory were Francesca Sofia and Makenna Johnson. Sofia almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine steals, while Johnson went 8-for-16 en route to 17 points in addition to seven steals and six rebounds. Johnson has become a key player for Liberty: the team is undefeated when she posts at least three steals, but 8-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Koker, who posted nine points and four steals.
Liberty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Liberty has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points over those games. As for Boulder Creek, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-20.
Coming up, Liberty will head out to face off against Pinnacle at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pinnacle knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully Liberty likes a good challenge. Boulder Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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