Basketball Recap: William Allen Comes Up Short

If William Allen was feeling good fresh off their 65-41 takedown of Stroudsburg last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The William Allen Canaries took a 57-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Liberty Hurricanes. The loss continues a trend for the Canaries in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now lost four in a row.

William Allen's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Liberty, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.

William Allen will venture away from home to challenge Allentown Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Allentown Central Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully William Allen likes a good challenge. Liberty has already played their next contest (against East Stroudsburg South), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.