The Liberty Lancers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight loss. They fell just short of Pine Creek by a score of 61-58. Liberty has not had much luck with Pine Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
London Praytor and Evan Trinidad certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Praytor dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Trinidad scored 13 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Waithe-Cunningham, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Kyler Chatman was his usual excellent self, scoring 26 points along with seven rebounds and four steals for Pine Creek. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Chatman has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Blake Marshall, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Pine Creek, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-7.
Liberty will be playing at home against Rampart at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Liberty focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Wednesday. Pine Creek will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Vista Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on February 9th. The timing isn't great for Vista Ridge: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Pine Creek has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
