The Liberty Red Devils were the 42-35 winner over the Crescent Tigers when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Liberty fell 86-76 to Crescent on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Tuesday (61), Liberty still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Liberty still got an impressive performance from Dawson Owen, who scored 24 points along with 7 rebounds and 5 assists. The matchup was Owen's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Smith, who scored 8 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Crescent, their win bumped their record up to 1-3.
Liberty will square off against Spartanburg at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in South Carolina (Spartanburg is ranked 108th, while Liberty is ranked 84th). As for Crescent, they will head out on the road to face off against Belton-Honea Path at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
