Freedom Irish (Freedom, WI) boosters left the game satisfied Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting Slinger Owls (Slinger, WI), 70-55 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Freedom upgrades its record to 1-0 on the year. The Irish travel to Denmark (Denmark, WI) to face the Vikings in a North Eastern match on Thursday, December 5. The Vikings enter the match with a record of 0-0.

The Owls now sport a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Port Washington for a North Shore challenge on Tuesday, December 3. Slinger will encounter a Pirates team coming off a 76-72 non-league loss to Kewaskum (Kewaskum, WI). The Pirates record now stands at 1-1.