Chesnee entered their tilt with Liberty on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 72-52 margin over the Liberty Red Devils. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
01/17/25 vs Liberty | 30 |
01/15/25 @ R-S Central | 25 |
01/14/25 vs Greenville Tech Charter | 18 |
01/09/25 @ Landrum | 30 |
01/07/25 @ High Point Academy | 23 |
Leading Chesnee to victory were Elijah Brown and Ben Reese. Brown went 10 of 15 en route to 30 points and six boards, while Reese went 6 for 12 on his way to 21 points. Brown's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Blanton, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points.
Despite the loss, Liberty still got an impressive performance from Kendrick Jackson, who posted 23 points. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Zach Welborn, who had nine points.
Chesnee's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.6 points. As for Liberty, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
Chesnee has already played their next game, a 44-39 defeat against Laurens on the 20th. As for Liberty, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-60 loss against Landrum on the 24th.
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