Basketball Recap: Colman-Egan Comes Up Short

If Colman-Egan was riding high fresh off their 70-17 takedown of Alcester-Hudson last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Colman-Egan C-E Hawks fell just short of the Freeman Flyers by a score of 52-50 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the C-E Hawks in their matchups with the Flyers: they've now lost three in a row.

When it comes to explaining why Colman-Egan lost, don't look at Brynlee Landis. Despite the final result, she went 6 of 11 en route to 18 points. The matchup was Landis' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Voelker, who posted six points and five steals.

Even though they lost, Colman-Egan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Freeman found their leader in sophomore Rylee Peters, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds. Peters also set a new season-high mark in steals with six. Another player making a difference was Peyton McCune, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 14 points.

Colman-Egan's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Freeman, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Colman-Egan won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Baltic at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Colman-Egan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.1 points per game this season. As for Freeman, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll square off against Howard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.