Mendon Unity had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 11-13 to make it four. They took a 46-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Liberty Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Eagles are ranked 60th).
As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.7 points over those games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Liberty to victory, but perhaps none more so than Weslee John, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten boards. Those ten rebounds gave John a new career-high. Claire Obert was another key player, putting up nine points and seven boards.
Coming up, Mendon Unity will take on Clark County at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Liberty, they have already played their next contest, a 56-35 loss against Hamilton/Warsaw on the 22nd.
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