It was a good run, but the Freeport Pretzels unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 61-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fenton. While losing is never fun, Freeport can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while Fenton is ranked 79th).
When it comes to explaining why Freeport lost, one person who can't be blamed is Reid Pierson. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Andrew seward Seward, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Freeport's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Fenton, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 13-1.
Freeport won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Genoa-Kingston at 2:00 p.m. on December 28th. Fenton won't have much time to rest: their next game is against McHenry at 5:00 p.m. on December 28th.
