It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles can now relate to. They fell 43-35 to the Hurricanes on Friday. Nazareth Area's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Liberty was led to victory by Ava Kopetskie and Emma Pukszyn. Kopetskie scored 16 points along with seven rebounds, while Pukszyn dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Pukszyn also posted two blocks for the first time this season. Another player making a difference was Julia Medaska, who scored no points along with four steals and two blocks.
Nazareth Area's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Nazareth Area does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Liberty will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Easton Area at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Easton Area will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Liberty surely won't give up without a fight.
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