Basketball Recap: Freedom Skates Past East Rutherford with Ease

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Freedom's strategy against East Rutherford on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Freedom Patriots blew the East Rutherford Cavaliers out of the water with a 70-28 final score. With the Patriots ahead 39-16 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

When it comes to explaining why East Rutherford lost, don't look at Bella Harris. Despite the final result, she posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Smith, who had six points.

Patriots

Previous 2 Games

12/27/24 vs East Rutherford	70-28
12/26/24 vs Kings Mountain	67-11

The win made it two in a row for Freedom and bumps their season record up to 7-5. As for East Rutherford, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.

Freedom wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 59-45 defeat against North Wilkes on the 28th. As for East Rutherford, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-19 loss against Hibriten on the 28th.