The Menno Wolves and the Freeman Flyers squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Menno Wolves had to settle for second. They lost to the Flyers on the road by a decisive 63-47 margin. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Menno in their matchups with Freeman: they've now lost four in a row.
Menno's loss came despite strong showings from Ashton Massey and Lexie McNinch. Massey dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, while McNinch dropped a double-double on 18 points and 18 rebounds. Massey is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight.
Ashlin Jacobsen was her usual excellent self, scoring 26 points along with six assists and five steals for Freeman. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jacobsen has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cami Fransen, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Menno dropped their record down to 2-19 with that defeat, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Freeman, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Menno does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Freeman, they will square off against Gayville-Volin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Freeman focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
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