Liberty was the 47-35 winner over Chesnee when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Liberty Red Devils fell 38-28 to the Chesnee Eagles on Friday.
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Liberty's loss came despite strong showings from Madison Henderson and Natalie White. Henderson dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, while White posted ten points. Henderson has been hot recently, having posted ten or more boards the last four times she's played. Kameria Paul also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Even though they lost, Liberty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Leading Chesnee to victory were Dacie Green and Olivia Tolleson. Green almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds, while Tolleson had nine points and seven steals. That's the most steals Tolleson has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlee Turner, who earned four points.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Chesnee, their record now sits at 4-15.
Liberty wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 30-28 win against Brookland-Cayce on the 18th. As for Chesnee, they will square off against Chase at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Chesnee is facing Chase at the right time seeing as Chase is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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