After flying high against Poudre Community Academy last Friday, Liberty Tree Academy came back down to earth. The Liberty Tree Academy War Eagles fell just short of the Calhan Bulldogs by a score of 54-51 on Tuesday.

Kaleb Mendez
02/11/25 @ Calhan | 75% |
12/02/24 @ Manzanola | 67% |
02/07/25 vs Poudre Community Academy | 50% |
12/17/24 @ Deer Trail | 40% |
12/07/24 vs Ascent Classical Academy | 40% |
Liberty Tree Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kaleb Mendez, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 16 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (75%). Jaydence Smith was another key player, going 8-for-16 en route to 20 points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Liberty Tree Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Calhan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Patrick Glaser, who posted 19 points and seven rebounds. The game was Glaser's 13th in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Mast, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards.
Liberty Tree Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Calhan, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-9.
Liberty Tree Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-35 win against Ascent Classical Academy on the 13th. As for Calhan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 64-43 loss against Fountain Valley on the 13th.
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