Basketball Recap: Freire Charter Find Success

It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Freire Charter ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They snuck past the Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers with a 58-54 victory. The score was all tied up 24-24 at the break, but the Dragon were the better team in the second half.

Freire Charter now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Marple Newtown, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

The future could be bright for both Freire Charter and Marple Newtown: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Freire Charter will try to hand Central Bucks West their seventh-straight loss when the two meet at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Marple Newtown will look to extend Strath Haven's three-game losing streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025.