After losing to the Patriot Pioneers the last time they met, the Freedom Eagles decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. It was close, but Freedom ultimately received the gift of a 39-37 win from a begrudging Eaglessquad. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
Despite the loss, Patriot still got an impressive performance from Ella Negron, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds. Negron scored a full 43.2% of Patriot's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Crystal Wright was another key contributor, scoring four points along with seven rebounds.
Freedom's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Patriot, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Freedom will be home for the holidays to greet Independence at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Patriot, they will head out on the road to face off against Gainesville at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Gainesville presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Patriot in Virginia (Gainesville is ranked first, while Patriot is ranked 155th).
