Liberty hasn't had much luck against Chesnee recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Liberty Red Devils will venture away from home to take on the Chesnee Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Fairfield Central 43-41. The 43-point effort marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Chesnee had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 79-52. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 20 points or more this season.
Liberty better keep an eye on Coyie Poole. He was instrumental in Chesnee's win, going 6-for-9 from beyond the arc on his way to 27 points along with eight boards and five assists. The dominant performance gave Poole a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ben Reese, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 17 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Chesnee was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. They racked up 12 more assists than Pelion's also-impressive total of 14.
Liberty's record is now 11-15. As for Chesnee, their record now sits at 21-6.
Liberty came up short against Chesnee in their previous matchup last Thursday, falling 57-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chesnee's Elijah Brown, who went 8-for-15 en route to 23 points and five assists. Now that Liberty knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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