If Ingomar was riding high fresh off their 79-17 takedown of Altha last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ingomar Falcons were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 74-73 to the Freeport Bulldogs. The Falcons' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Ingomar lost, don't look at Jack Denton. Despite the final result, he shot 4-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Denton a new career-high in threes (four). Olen Faulkner was another key player, posting 12 points plus six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Ingomar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
It was another big night for Julius Miles, who shot 7-for-13 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds for Freeport. That makes it four consecutive games in which Miles has scored at least a third of Freeport's points. Another player making a difference was Michael Taylor, who went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds.
Ingomar's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Freeport, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Ingomar will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against North Pontotoc at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Ingomar's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups. As for Freeport, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Baker at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
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