The Salpointe Catholic Lancers are ranked highly in their home state, and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Liberty Patriots. Salpointe Catholic fell just short of Liberty by a score of 36-34. Salpointe Catholic's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Salpointe Catholic's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordan Watts, who scored 9 points. Watts scored a full 26.5% of Salpointe Catholic's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Aryanna Kollasch, who scored 5 points along with 6 rebounds.
Salpointe Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Liberty, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Salpointe Catholic will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Flowing Wells at 7:00 p.m. Liberty will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Desert Vista at 1:30 p.m. on December 9th. Desert Vista has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
