Liberty hadn't done well against Urbana recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Liberty Lions took down the Urbana Hawks 77-63. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 61-57 win the Hawks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.
Urbana's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Diego Orellana, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine assists. With that strong performance, Orellana is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Pyles, who went 6 of 15 en route to 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Liberty has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Urbana, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Liberty has already played their next matchup (against Winters Mill), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Urbana will take on Governor Thomas Johnson at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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