Sunlake won the last time they faced Freedom and things went their way on Friday too. The Sunlake Seahawks were the clear victor by a 68-48 margin over the Freedom Patriots. Given the Seahawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Patriots are ranked 516th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/10/25 vs Freedom | 16 |
| 01/09/25 vs Fivay | 16 |
| 01/06/25 vs Gaither | 28 |
Sunlake had a senior duo take command as Nelson Marshall posted 14 points and Christopher Murray almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. The matchup was Murray's third in a row with at least ten points. Tahir Mohamed was another key player, putting up eight points.
Despite the loss, Freedom had strong showings from Trey Hill, who put up 18 points, and Josh DeVore, who earned 11 points.
Sunlake is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Freedom, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
Sunlake didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-54 win against Cypress Creek on the 15th. As for Freedom, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 58-52 victory against Lake Wales on the 11th.
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