Basketball Recap: Freeman Snags Sixth Win in Last Seven Games

Freeman extended their road winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from David Walter. The Freeman Flyers took down the Ethan Rustlers 56-41 on Tuesday thanks to Walter, who went 9-for-17 en route to 21 points and seven rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Freeman's points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Peters, who posted five points along with seven assists and three steals. Those seven assists gave him a new career-high.

Freeman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to assists: they averaged an imposing 11 assists in those games compared to only 11 in the others. As for Ethan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.

Looking ahead, Freeman will welcome Gayville-Volin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Freeman's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 contests. As for Ethan, they will face off against Tripp-Delmont/Armour at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tripp-Delmont/Armour will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Ethan surely won't give up without a fight.