Anderson posted their closest victory since January 19th on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Liberty Christian Lions , sneaking past 54-51. That's more bragging rights for the Indians, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Anderson had a senior duo take command as Damien King scored 18 points plus seven rebounds and two steals and Titus Hunter almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. King has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last four times he's played. Don Bowling was another key player, posting eight points along with five rebounds.
Liberty Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christian Townsend, who had 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendrick Martin, who had 14 points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
The win made it two in a row for Anderson and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Liberty Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Anderson will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against New Castle at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Liberty Christian has already played their next matchup, a 64-58 defeat against Indianapolis Shortridge on the 3rd.
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