Emerald won the last time they faced Crescent and things went their way on Wednesday too. In a tight game that could have gone either way, the Emerald Vikings made off with a 30-29 victory over the Crescent Tigers.
| 12/11/24 @ Crescent | 24 |
| 12/10/24 @ Ninety Six | 16 |
| 12/03/24 vs Clinton | 14 |
| 12/04/24 vs Crescent | 13 |
| 01/26/24 @ Woodruff | 6 |
Emerald's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Le'Asia Morgan led the charge by putting up eight points and 24 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Morgan a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryonna Talbert, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
The win got Emerald back to even at 2-2. As for Crescent, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Emerald will head out to challenge Clinton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clinton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51 points per game this season. As for Crescent, they will venture away from home to square off against St. Joseph's Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph's Catholic will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Crescent surely won't give up without a fight.
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