Freedom hasn't had much luck against King recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Freedom Patriots will take on the King Lions at 8:00 p.m. King took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Freedom, who comes in off a win.
Freedom is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 38-34 win over Brandon on Wednesday.
Freedom got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Nyasia Davis out in front who posted 14 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayley Vega, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, King was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Steinbrenner and fell 86-18. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 494th, while the Warriors are ranked 43rd).
Despite the defeat, King saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Heaven Pyfrom had 14 points and three steals. What's more, Pyfrom also racked up two rebounds, the most she's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Mariah Pinkney, who put up two points and seven rebounds.
King's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Freedom, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.
Freedom came up short against King in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 49-37. Can Freedom avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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