Freeport and Bozeman squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Freeport had to settle for second. They took a 79-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bozeman Bucks. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (57), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Freeport lost, don't look at Julius Miles. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 35 points and 17 rebounds. That was a full 51.5% of Freeport's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Alex Gikas, who put up 12 points.
Bozeman got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cash Zirkle out in front who went 8 of 20 on his way to 24 points in addition to six assists and three steals. Zirkle's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zac Wiza, who earned 15 points along with eight assists and eight boards.
Freeport has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. As for Bozeman, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Freeport does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bozeman, they will take on South Walton at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bozeman knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully South Walton likes a good challenge.
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