After Liberty handed Juanita it’s first league loss earlier this season, the Lady Rebels weren’t about to let it happen again. The team erased that memory on Tuesday, Jan. 31, beating the Patriots 51-38.

The Rebels were up 17-12 at the end of the first quarter, followed by a 14-10 second quarter to hold a solid lead going into the second half.

Liberty outscored Juanita in the third, 9-8, but a 12-7 fourth quarter closed the game.

Kate Cryderman had 18 points, while Mikayla Jones added 12. Mckenzie Waltar had six, while Winnie Levitt posted five and both Bre Carter and Molly Grager had four points. Taylor Lloyd added two overall.

In the boy’s game at Liberty on Tuesday, the Rebels lost 58-51.

Early on Juanita was ahead 15-5 at the end of first, but 23 points from the Patriots in the second quarter evened the score to 29-28 at half for the Rebels.

After the break, Liberty continued to dominate, scoring 14 in the third qhile holding Juanita to eight. A final quarter of 16-14 for the Patriots sealed the game.

The Rebels had three players hit 10 points during the game, with Ty Eng, Landyn Milburn and Ryan Reid adding up for 30 points, while Sean Brennan posted nine, Avery Britton had five, as did Devan Jackson, and Brett Hamre had two.

On Thursday, Feb. 2 the teams will play their final regular season games with the boys traveling to Interlake for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff, while the girls host the Saints, another 7:30 p.m. tipoff.