Freedom Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a 49-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Riverside Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 653rd, while the Panthers are ranked 311th).
When it comes to explaining why Freedom Area lost, don't look at Will Kumrow. Despite the final result, he shot 42% from the field on his way to 23 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Chase Andrews, who posted ten points.
Freedom Area's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Riverside, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Freedom Area has already played their next contest (against Eden Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Riverside, they will head out on the road to challenge Shenango at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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