The Freedom Eagles just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Christ Chapel Academy Christ Chapel Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
After dropping their season opener at home, Christ Chapel Academy is headed out to face a Eagles squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Freedom fell just short of Bishop O'Connell by a score of 52-49 on Wednesday.
Despite their defeat, Freedom saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Savannah Price, who went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Keilani Johnson, who earned 12 points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, Christ Chapel Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak dating back to last season on Tuesday. They fell to Chelsea Academy 47-43.
Christ Chapel Academy might have lost, but man, Zaria Gaskins was a machine: she went 7 for 16 en route to 20 points plus three steals. The match was Gaskins' third in a row with at least ten points. Dasia Smith was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 10 points plus two steals.
Freedom was able to grind out a solid victory over Christ Chapel Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2014, winning 33-22. Will Freedom repeat their success, or does Christ Chapel Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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