01/21/25 @ Centerville | 58-73 |
01/16/25 @ Bon Homme | 75-54 |
01/14/25 @ Parker | 59-26 |
01/11/25 @ Tripp-Delmont/Armour | 62-54 |
01/09/25 vs Bridgewater/Emery | 56-31 |
After a string of eight wins, Freeman's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. The matchup between them and the Centerville Tornadoes didn't end well, with the Freeman Flyers falling 73-58. While losing is never fun, the Flyers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Tornadoes are ranked fifth).
Freeman lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Cadence Hofer, who went 8 of 15 en route to 16 points in addition to six assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave Hofer a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Rylee Peters, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards.
Hofer wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Freeman was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Freeman's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-2. As for Centerville, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.
Freeman will host Scotland/Menno at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Freeman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season. As for Centerville, they will head out to face off against Tripp-Delmont/Armour at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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