Blacksburg won the last time they faced Liberty and things went their way on Friday too. The Blacksburg Wildcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Liberty Red Devils, sneaking past 61-58. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Red Devils are ranked 94th).
Saad Lavender continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 27 points and ten boards. Cameron Cobb was another key player, putting up 12 points and five rebounds.
Several Red Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Zach Welborn, who posted 14 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mijae Karim, who had six points and five rebounds.
Blacksburg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Liberty, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Blacksburg Wildcats face off against the York Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Blacksburg is facing York at the right time seeing as York is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Liberty, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Landrum at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Liberty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season.
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