The Fremont Tigers pushed their score all the way to 61 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 80-61 to Lincoln Park. While losing is never fun, Fremont can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 479th in California, while Lincoln Park is ranked 69th in Illinois).
Despite the loss, Fremont still got an impressive performance from Jaylen Wheeler, who scored 28 points. The contest was Wheeler's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ezekiel Dop, who scored 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Fremont and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Lincoln Park, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Fremont won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Westinghouse at 5:30 p.m. on December 9th. One thing working in Westinghouse's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches. Lincoln Park won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Oakland Tech at 4:00 p.m. on December 9th. Oakland Tech is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 69.2 points per game.
