On Thursday, the Freeman Scotties faced the West Valley Eagles in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Freeman fell just short of West Valley by a score of 55-52. Freeman's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Freeman had strong showings from Colton Wells, who scored 21 points, and Micah Hodges, who scored 17 points. The match was Wells' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tanner Goldsmith, who scored eight points.
Freeman's defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for West Valley, their win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Freeman won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Colville at 5:45 p.m. on December 15th. Colville is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'. West Valley will be home for the holidays to greet Lakeside at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
