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| 01/09/26 - Home | 67-65 W |
| 02/21/25 - Away | 81-77 W |
| 02/12/25 - Home | 69-72 L |
| 01/22/25 - Away | 70-77 L |
| 02/22/24 - Away | 63-76 L |
| + 5 more games |
Freedom proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 61) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Watauga Pioneers 67-65. The Patriots have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pioneers, too.
Loss or not, Watauga got some senior leadership from Cade Keller and Evan Burroughs. Keller went 6-for-15 en route to 18 points, while Burroughs shot 56% from the field on his way to 15 points. The matchup was Keller's eighth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jackson Love, who posted ten points.
Freedom is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points over those games. As for Watauga, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3.
Looking ahead, Freedom will face off against St. Stephens at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Patriots will be up against the Indians' rather soft defense (which has allowed 54.27 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Watauga, they and Northern Guilford will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played.
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