After flying high against Circle Christian last Friday, Freedom came back down to earth. The Freedom Patriots took a blow against the Lake Mary Rams on Monday, falling 75-39. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 485th, while the Rams are ranked 187th).
Freedom lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Riccardo Palombarini, who posted eight points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Luis Guzman, who put up 11 points.
Even though they lost, Freedom smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive matches.
Patriots
| 01/27/25 @ Lake Mary | 39-75 |
| 01/24/25 vs Circle Christian | 83-46 |
| 01/23/25 vs Odyssey Charter School | 65-31 |
| 01/21/25 vs Mount Dora | 77-58 |
| 01/16/25 vs Montverde Academy Purple | 68-61 |
With the defeat, Freedom broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-11. As for Lake Mary, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season.
Freedom has already played their next contest, a 68-56 win against International Community on the 28th. As for Lake Mary, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 46-44 victory against Boone on the 29th.
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