Basketball Recap: Kashon Chambers Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Aucilla Christian

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

11/19/24 @ Emmanuel Christian	75
11/21/24 vs Wakulla Christian School	69
12/05/24 @ Covenant Christian	58
01/02/25 vs Vernon	48
11/18/24 vs Tallavana Christian	32

Aucilla Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Liberty County proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 79-58 margin over the Aucilla Christian Warriors. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.

Liberty County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kashon Chambers led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and 11 boards. Chambers' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Gustavo Rubio, who went 7 of 13 en route to 20 points and three steals.

Liberty County was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now posted at least 21 assists in three consecutive games.

Aucilla Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ethan Bass, who posted 19 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Bass has been hot, having posted 19 or more points the last five times he's played. Caine Demott was another key player, going 5 for 9 on his way to 14 points.

Liberty County pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Aucilla Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7.

Liberty County will venture away from home to challenge Malone at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Malone is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.8 points per game this season. As for Aucilla Christian, they are taking a road trip to face off against Countryside Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Aucilla Christian is facing Countryside Christian at the right time seeing as Countryside Christian is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.