The Freedom Patriots will face off against the Alexander Central Cougars at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Freedom is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since December 3, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Watauga by a score of 72-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (68), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Alexander Central challenged Hibriten on Tuesday. Alexander Central blew past Hibriten 65-34. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-9.
Freedom better keep an eye on Jayon Connor. He was instrumental in Alexander Central's win, almost dropping a double-double with 42 points and nine boards. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Connor has scored at least a third of Alexander Central's points. Another player making a difference was Garison Millsaps, who posted seven points.
Freedom's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 87.0 points over those games. As for Alexander Central, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Everything came up roses for Freedom against Alexander Central in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 72-44 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Connor, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Freedom still be able to contain Connor? There's only one way to find out.
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