While it was all tied up 19-19 at halftime, Freire Charter was not quite High School of the Future's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 44-43 to High School of the Future. While losing is never fun, the Dragon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while High School of the Future are ranked 121st).
High School of the Future's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Adrian Gray, who posted 21 points. With that strong performance, Gray is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. Malik Jones was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Freire Charter dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for High School of the Future, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Freire Charter will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Interboro at 4:00 p.m. on December 27th. High School of the Future and Philadelphia Electric Charter will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on December 27th.
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