Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Freeport). They slipped by the Ingomar Falcons 74-73 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Julius Miles was his usual excellent self, shooting 7-for-13 from downtown and dropping a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.8 blocks per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Taylor, who went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Ingomar lost, don't look at Jack Denton. Despite the final result, he shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Denton a new career-high in threes (four). Olen Faulkner was another key player, earning 12 points in addition to six rebounds.
The victory got Freeport back to even at 2-2. As for Ingomar, they moved to 6-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Freeport will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Baker at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Ingomar, they will take on North Pontotoc at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ingomar is facing North Pontotoc at the right time seeing as North Pontotoc is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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