The Freedom Patriots fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against the Alexander Central Cougars on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 53-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. While losing is never fun, Freedom can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while Alexander Central is ranked 35th).
Alexander Central found their leader in underclassman Meredith Wike, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Wike is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kirstyn Herman, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Freedom dropped their record down to 12-12 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Alexander Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which lines up perfectly with their 20-5 record this season.
Freedom does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Alexander Central, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Watauga at 6:30 p.m. on February 21st. Hopefully Watauga focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 last Friday.
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