01/21/25 vs Mount Dora | 22 |
01/16/25 vs Montverde Academy Purple | 17 |
01/15/25 @ Lake Buena Vista | 26 |
01/13/25 @ North Kissimmee Christian | 19 |
Freedom won the last time they faced Mount Dora, and Riccardo Palombarini did his part to make sure it happened again. The Freedom Patriots took down the Mount Dora Hurricanes 77-58 on Tuesday thanks in part to Palombarini, who went 10 of 11 on his way to 22 points along with six assists and five boards. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Another player making a difference was Adam Negede, who went 5 for 10 en route to 16 points and five steals. Those five steals gave him a new career-high.
Despite the loss, Mount Dora still got an impressive performance from Daqavious Taylor, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and three steals. Jaleel Jackson was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Freedom is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.8 points per game. As for Mount Dora, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.
Freedom will challenge Odyssey Charter School at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Freedom is facing Odyssey Charter School at the right time seeing as Odyssey Charter School is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Mount Dora, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-31 loss against Winter Springs on the 22nd.
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