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| 01/13/25 - Neutral | 45-38 W |
| 01/02/25 - Away | 40-39 W |
| 02/13/24 - Home | 50-25 W |
| 01/30/24 - Home | 38-28 W |
| 12/21/23 - Home | 48-16 W |
| + 5 more games |
Freeman is 9-1 against Johnson County Central since December of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Freeman Falcons take on the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Freeman is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Falls City: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Freeman blew Falls City out of the water with a 50-22 final score. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Tigers are ranked 223rd), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johnson County Central). They blew past Mead 63-12 on Monday. The Thunderbirds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 27 points or more this season.
The win (which was Johnson County Central's sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-5. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.2 points per game. As for Freeman, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Freeman beat Johnson County Central 45-38 when the teams last played back in January. Will Freeman repeat their success, or does Johnson County Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
