Freedom played a tough  game  on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were  outmatched by the Fort Meade Miners and fell  48-21. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 449th, while the Miners are ranked 222nd).

 Peter Fankama
| 09/12/25 @ Fivay | 140 | 
| 10/17/25 @ Fort Meade | 85 | 
| 09/05/25 vs King | 73 | 
| 09/19/25 vs Jefferson | 17 | 
| 10/03/25 @ Spoto | 12 | 
 Freedom lost  despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was   Levi Pavlikovic, who threw for 228 yards and two  TDs while completing 90.9% of his passes. A healthy portion of  Pavlikovic's aerial production (85 yards to be exact)  went to  Peter Fankama, who also brought in a  receiving touchdown.
Freedom's defeat was  their fourth straight on the road, which  dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Fort Meade, they are  on a roll lately: they've  won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record  this season.
 Freedom has already played their next matchup,  a  27-21  loss against Pasco on the 24th. As for Fort Meade, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next  game,  a  42-20  win against Frostproof on the 24th.
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