The Liberty Lions are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Kimball Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Liberty focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 25 on Saturday.
Liberty is leaving town to face Kimball after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Liberty took a 38-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Washington. The Lions were up 27-11 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Mia Cayton, who posted eight points along with seven rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Shyanne Smith was another key player, earning eight points along with 14 rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Liberty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Kimball had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They took down Franklin 60-43 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kimball to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gabrielle Robinson, who went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points plus five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Sienna Arendt, who went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Liberty came up short against Kimball in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, falling 57-45. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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