Basketball Recap: Freedom Skates Past Gar-Field with Ease

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 @ Forest Park	55
01/28/25 vs Forest Park	51
01/16/25 @ Gar-Field	46
01/21/25 vs Hylton	45
02/04/25 vs Gar-Field	45

Freedom won against Charles J. Colgan last Friday with 49 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. The Freedom Eagles breezed by the Gar-Field Red Wolves to the tune of 49-4. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 25 points or more this season.

Freedom's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keilana Johnson, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 13 points along with seven steals and five boards. Johnson has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Savannah Price, who posted 13 points and six steals.

Freedom smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Freedom has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Gar-Field, they dropped their record down to 2-17 with the loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Freedom does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gar-Field, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-27 defeat against Osbourn on the 5th.