Freeburg suffered their biggest loss since January 3rd on Saturday. They were beaten by the Pinckneyville Panthers 63-30. While losing is never fun, the Midgets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Panthers are ranked 47th).
Despite the loss, Freeburg still got an impressive performance from Oren Byman, who posted five points and six boards. That's the most rebounds Byman has posted since back in December of 2024. Gentry Brentlinger also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Freeburg's defeat dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Pinckneyville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
Freeburg wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 78-71 loss against Wesclin on the 11th. As for Pinckneyville, they will head out on the road to square off against Nashville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pinckneyville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Nashville likes a good challenge.
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