Having just played yesterday, the Philip Scotties will jump right back in to play the Freeman Flyers at 1:30 p.m. on Friday.
Philip lost 61-41 to Lyman on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Scotties can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Raiders are ranked 13th).
Drew Terkildsen
| 02/13/25 vs Lyman | 4 |
| 02/11/25 @ Jones County | 7 |
| 02/08/25 @ Highmore/Harrold | 3 |
| 02/03/25 vs Kadoka | 3 |
| 02/01/25 vs Sisseton | 3 |
Despite the defeat, Philip got top-tier performance from Drew Terkildsen, who went 7-for-15 en route to 19 points and four steals. Terkildsen has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Fayth Martin, who posted ten points along with six boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Freeman waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Beavers 55-28. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-9.
Philip better focus on containing Rylee Peters and Cadence Hofer as the pair were huge in Freeman's win. Peters dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds, while Hofer went 7-for-12 to rack up 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Vaida Ammann, who scored seven points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Philip has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season. As for Freeman, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Philip has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Freeman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.1 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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