Irene/Wakonda suffered their closest defeat since January 22, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Freeman Flyers by a score of 66-63. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Flyers are ranked 30th).
| 01/07/25 @ Freeman | 4 |
| 02/08/24 vs Marty Indian | 3 |
| 12/20/24 vs Viborg/Hurley | 3 |
| 01/02/24 vs Freeman | 3 |
| 12/31/24 vs Avon | 2 |
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hayden Hansen, who went 8 for 16 en route to 21 points. The dominant performance also gave Hansen a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Cain Healy, who went 8 of 9 on his way to 17 points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, Irene/Wakonda was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Leading Freeman to victory were David Walter and Tate Sorensen. Walter dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds, while Sorensen almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Aasen, who posted 12 points.
Irene/Wakonda's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Freeman, their record now sits at 4-2.
Irene/Wakonda wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 57-37 victory against Gayville-Volin on the 10th. As for Freeman, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 66-62 win against Bridgewater/Emery on the 9th.
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