Basketball Recap: Freedom Comes Up Short

Freedom played a tough contest on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Classical Prep Lions 54-22. The Patriots were down 40-20 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Leading Classical Prep to victory were Kaelyn Malloy and Mia Milanes. Malloy dropped a double-double on 25 points and 16 boards, while Milanes dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. Those 16 rebounds gave Malloy a new career-high.

Freedom's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Classical Prep, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.

Freedom will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Chamberlain at 6:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. After both having extra time off, Classical Prep and Families Instructing Students HomeSchool will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Families Instructing Students HomeSchool's defense has only allowed 23.6 points per game this season, so Classical Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them.