The Freedom Patriots will face off against the Ashe County Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Freedom is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against South Caldwell on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Freedom lost 74-54 to South Caldwell.
Meanwhile, Ashe County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 56-47 to Hibriten. That's two games in a row now that the Huskies have lost by exactly nine points.
Ashe County's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Freedom, they dropped their record down to 11-9 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Freedom didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Ashe County when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 51-46 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Freedom since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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