Basketball Recap: Mount Vernon Patriots vs. Freedom Prep Academy Eagles
Mount Vernon was the 49-39 winner over Freedom Prep Academy when they last played one another back in November of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Mount Vernon Patriots were beaten by the Freedom Prep Academy Eagles 61-27 on Thursday. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-10.
Mount Vernon's loss came despite strong showings from Mustafa Jalili and Andre Hernandez. Jalili almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds, while Hernandez had ten points in addition to six rebounds. That was a full 37% of Mount Vernon's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Freedom Prep Academy was led to victory by Wyatt Leigh and Jonas Sosa. Leigh posted 16 points in addition to five rebounds and two steals, while Sosa had 23 points. The dominant performance also gave Sosa a new career-high in threes (five). Joseph Black was another key player, posting five points in addition to three steals.
Mount Vernon is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4. As for Freedom Prep Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mount Vernon and Merit Preparatory Academy are set to duel on Friday. As for Freedom Prep Academy, they and Telos will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Freedom Prep Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.
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