It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Crescent ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They snuck past the Emerald Vikings with a 53-49 win. This was a revenge game for the Tigers: when they faced off against the Vikings last Wednesday, they had to take a 71-44 defeat.
Crescent was led to victory by Jas'Yiah Davis and Philip Deveaux. Davis went 6 for 14 on his way to 19 points and five steals, while Deveaux went 6 of 12 on his way to 17 points. Davis continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Rykevius Logan, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Those 19 points gave Logan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Damarquis Hopkins, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards.
The victory got Crescent back to even at 4-4. As for Emerald, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Crescent didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 51-28 loss against St. Joseph's Catholic on the 13th. As for Emerald, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-46 defeat against Greenwood on the 13th.
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