Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Freedom

Freedom had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They walked away with a 50-38 win over the Charles J. Colgan Sharks. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.

Keilani Johnson

Points

01/29/25 vs Charles J. Colgan	15
01/28/25 vs Forest Park	20
01/24/25 @ Woodbridge	18
01/21/25 vs Hylton	17
01/17/25 @ Potomac Senior	17
01/16/25 @ Gar-Field	21

Freedom had a senior duo take command as Savannah Price almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards and Keilani Johnson went 5 for 6 on her way to 15 points. Johnson's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Keilana Johnson was another key player, putting up seven points and three steals.

Charles J. Colgan's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Audrey Williams, who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ari Leonard, who scored six points.

Freedom has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Charles J. Colgan, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Freedom beat Charles J. Colgan by a score of 49-34 on Friday.