Basketball Recap: Freeport Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Matthew Perkins and Julius Miles

After flying high against Rocky Bayou Christian last Thursday, Freeport came back down to earth. The Freeport Bulldogs fell to the Good Hope Raiders 81-76. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 296th in Florida, while the Raiders are ranked 88th in Alabama).

Julius Miles and Matthew Perkins certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Miles went 10 for 22 on his way to 24 points and eight rebounds, while Perkins went 8 of 18 on his way to 20 points. The contest was Miles' tenth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dameyan Martin, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards.

With the loss, Freeport broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4. As for Good Hope, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.

Freeport wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 90-85 victory against Tupelo Christian Prep on the 28th. As for Good Hope, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-40 win against Leslie County on the 28th.