After flying high against East Alton-Wood River on Friday, Freeburg came back down to earth. The Freeburg Midgets lost to the Roxana Shells on the road by a 69-53 margin on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Midgets of the 61-46 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
When it comes to explaining why Freeburg lost, don't look at Matt Pluff. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 19 en route to 26 points plus six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jase Brentlinger, who posted 11 points.
Even though they lost, Freeburg was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Roxana's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Keelan Crawford, who went 7 for 11 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Crawford a new career-high in threes (three). Sean Maberry was another key player, earning 14 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Freeburg's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Roxana, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Freeburg will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Roxana at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Roxana, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Marquette Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Roxana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.7 points per game this season.
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