The Freeburg Midgets were the 55-46 winner over the Mascoutah Indians when they last played one another back in January of 2017, but their luck changed this time around. Freeburg's tough 66-44 defeat to Mascoutah on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Freeburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while Mascoutah is ranked 108th).
Freeburg lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cole Stuart, who scored 16 points. Stuart is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Bryson Browning, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Freeburg has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-15 record this season. As for Mascoutah, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-11.
Freeburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Mascoutah also has no future games currently scheduled.
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