Freedom is 1-9 against the Patriots since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Freedom Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Freedom was able to grind out a solid victory over the Panthers, taking the game 47-38. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Freedom.
Freedom's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Anisa Blalock, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ariel De La O, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Heritage entered their tilt with the Vikings with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Heritage managed a 62-57 victory over the Vikings on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Freedom is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. As for Heritage, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8.
Freedom might still be hurting after the 64-40 loss they got from the Patriots in their previous meeting back in January. Can Freedom avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.