After flying high against East Alton-Wood River last Monday, Freeburg came back down to earth. The Freeburg Midgets were beaten by the Alton Redbirds 68-28 on Friday. 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 84th, while the Redbirds are ranked tenth).
Freeburg's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Alton, their victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Freeburg is taking a road trip to square off against Jersey at 12:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025. As for Alton, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against O'Fallon at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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