After flying high against Dixie last Monday, Crescent came back down to earth. The Crescent Tigers were just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 30-29 to the Emerald Vikings. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 57-28 last Wednesday.
Emerald's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Le'Asia Morgan, who posted eight points and 24 rebounds. Morgan is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least 13 every time she's taken the court this season. Ryonna Talbert was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
Crescent dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Emerald, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
When Crescent and Emerald next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Crescent will try to stop St. Joseph's Catholic's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Emerald will try to stop Clinton's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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