Basketball Preview: Freeport Pretzels vs. East Dubuque Warriors
The Freeport Pretzels will challenge the East Dubuque Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Freeport had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Morrison 79-25. The victory was some much needed relief for the Pretzels as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Freeport can attribute much of their success to Paityn London, who dropped a double-double on 34 points and 12 steals, and Aaliyah Martin, who almost dropped a triple-double on 18 points, nine assists, and 13 steals. Those nine assists gave Martin a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Keagan Huggins, who posted nine points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely East Dubuque's strategy against Warren on Monday. East Dubuque put the hurt on Warren with a sharp 49-23 win. East Dubuque pushed the score to 43-18 by the end of the third, a deficit Warren had little chance of recovering from.
Freeport took their victory against East Dubuque in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 61-37. Will Freeport repeat their success, or does East Dubuque have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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