Jefferson lost against Freeport back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Jefferson J-Hawks fell just short of the Freeport Pretzels by a score of 55-53. The J-Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Freeport's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Deklyn Rustad, who went 6 of 15 en route to 21 points. Those 21 points gave Rustad a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kazion Morehead, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points along with five boards and three steals.
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Freeport, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Jefferson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-53 defeat against Rockford East on the 13th. As for Freeport, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 66-53 loss against Hononegah on the 13th.
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