East Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell to the Freedom Patriots 67-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (57), the Knights still had to take the loss.
East Ridge's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Julian Estevaz, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 21 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Corman, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Freedom to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josue Romero, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. Adam Negede was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds.
East Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Freedom, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
East Ridge will welcome South Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Freedom, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 71-70 victory against Mount Dora on the 11th.
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