The Freedom Falcons will head out to take on the Pittsburg Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Freedom knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Pittsburg likes a good challenge.
Freedom is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Liberty just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 74-65 to the Lions. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Lions are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, Pittsburg was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 74-69 to College Park.
Freedom's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-14. As for Pittsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Freedom won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January, slipping by Pittsburg 64-63. The rematch might be a little tougher for Freedom since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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