While it was all tied up 32-32 at halftime, Freeport was not quite Harlem's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They fell 64-56 to the Harlem Huskies. The Pretzels were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Huskies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
Several Pretzels players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kal-El Sims, who posted eight points along with seven assists and five boards. Andrew Seward was another key player, going 6 of 12 en route to 14 points.
Sims wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Freeport was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harlem only racked up 12 assists.
Mateo Perera was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and ten boards for Harlem. The dominant performance gave Perera a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Julius Roundtree, who had 13 points and four steals.
Freeport has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Harlem, they moved to 3-5 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Freeport didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 68-52 defeat against Guilford on the 20th. As for Harlem, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-50 victory against Belvidere on the 19th.
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