Two dominant guards in Kazion Morehead and Mateo Perera are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Having just played yesterday, the Freeport Pretzels will head out on the road to face off against the Harlem Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Freeport has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
On Tuesday, Freeport came up short against Hononegah and fell 78-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (61), the Pretzels still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Freeport got top-tier performance from Kal-El Sims, who went 8-for-12 en route to 23 points. Another player making a difference was Andrew Seward, who went 7-for-11 on his way to 17 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Harlem earned a 65-54 win over Dixon on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Huskies' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Dukes & Duchesses are ranked 153rd).
Freeport dropped their record down to 13-18 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points over those games. As for Harlem, their win bumped their record up to 11-18.
Freeport came up short against Harlem in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 64-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Perera, who dropped a double-double with 25 points and ten boards. Now that Freeport knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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