Basketball Game Preview: Freedom Falcons vs. Dublin Gaels

The Freedom Falcons just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Dublin Gaels at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Freedom sitting on four straight victories and Dublin on 11.

On Friday, Freedom humbled Pittsburg with a 60-28 victory. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Dublin got the win against Livermore on Friday by a conclusive 45-23. The Gaels is also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the seven match they've won by 20+ points or more this season.

Freedom has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Dublin, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.

Freedom lost to Dublin on the road by a decisive 58-44 margin when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Freedom avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.