Freeburg's matchup on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. Everything went their way against the Nelson County Cardinals as the Freeburg Midgets made off with a 68-47 win. That's more bragging rights for the Midgets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Freeburg had a senior duo take command as Jase Brentlinger went 7 of 12 en route to 19 points and five steals and Matt Pluff almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brentlinger has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dathan Krauss, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 11 points.
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| 12/08/23 @ East Alton-Wood River | 16 |
| 12/27/24 vs Nelson County | 15 |
| 11/25/23 vs Civic Memorial | 15 |
| 01/11/24 @ Roxana | 15 |
| 02/19/24 vs Cahokia | 14 |
Freeburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January.
Freeburg has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Nelson County, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Freeburg didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-47 defeat against Waterloo on the 28th. As for Nelson County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 72-58 victory against Marquette Catholic on the 28th.
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