The Liberty Chargers lost against the Poinciana Eagles back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Liberty took a 49-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Poinciana. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Liberty in their matchups with Poinciana: they've now lost nine in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Liberty lost, one person who can't be blamed is India Smith. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 steals. Smith scored a full 43.2% of Liberty's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christina Mossey, who scored 8 points.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Poinciana, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Liberty will head out on the road to face off against Celebration at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Poinciana, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Olympia at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Olympia focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday.
