Freeman is 8-2 against J.R. Tucker since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Freeman Mavericks just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the J.R. Tucker Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Freeman comes in on three and J.R. Tucker on four.
On Thursday, Freeman was able to grind out a solid win over Clover Hill, taking the game 38-29. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/06/25 vs Clover Hill | 22 |
| 02/04/25 @ Hermitage | 18 |
| 02/03/25 vs Clover Hill | 26 |
| 01/31/25 vs Deep Run | 19 |
| 01/29/25 vs Godwin | 23 |
Addie Morton continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 22 points. The matchup was her 17th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Murchie, who posted six points.
Meanwhile, J.R. Tucker was fully in charge on Wednesday, breezing past Varina 48-16. The Tigers pushed the score to 44-4 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Devils cut but never quite recovered from.
Freeman has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for J.R. Tucker, they pushed their record up to 12-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Freeman's way against J.R. Tucker when the teams last played back in January, as Freeman made off with a 40-19 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Freeman since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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