Basketball Game Preview: Freedom Patriots vs. Lake Wales Highlanders

Having just played yesterday, the Freedom Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Lake Wales Highlanders at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Freedom is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Sunlake on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Freedom came up short against Sunlake, falling 68-48. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 546th, while the Seahawks are ranked 199th).

Meanwhile, Lake Wales was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 74-57 bruising from Sebring.

Freedom has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Lake Wales, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-8.