The Escalante Moquis just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Freedom Prep Academy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While Moquis fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. They breezed past Mount Vernon to the tune of 60-32 on Thursday. The Moquis pushed the score to 54-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Patriots cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Freedom Prep Academy didn't have too much trouble with Telos on Wednesday as they won 55-41. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Titans: they've now won six in a row.
Escalante better keep an eye on Jonas Sosa. He was instrumental in Freedom Prep Academy's win, going 8-for-17 en route to 24 points along with six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Sosa a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Joseph Black, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten boards.
Freedom Prep Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Everything came up roses for Escalante against Freedom Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 69-34 win. In that matchup, the Moquis amassed a halftime lead of 39-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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