Basketball Preview: Paxton Bobcats vs. Freeport Bulldogs
Paxton is 9-1 against Freeport since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Paxton Bobcats will square off against the Freeport Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. Paxton will be strutting in after a win while Freeport will be coming in after a loss.
Paxton is headed out to face Freeport after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Paxton managed a 67-63 victory over Ponce De Leon on Monday.
Paxton relied on the efforts of Kenzie Lassiter, who went 7 for 11 en route to 21 points plus two steals, and Kenna Cook, who had 16 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave Cook a new career-high in threes (four). Another player making a difference was Taylor Phillips, who posted nine points in addition to five rebounds.
Meanwhile, a win for Freeport just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Rutherford, falling 61-38.
Paxton was able to grind out a solid victory over Freeport when the teams last played back in January, winning 58-51. Will Paxton repeat their success, or does Freeport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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