Freeland is 1-9 against Frankenmuth since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Freeland Falcons are on the road again and plays the Frankenmuth Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on March 11th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Michigan (Freeland is ranked 28th, while Frankenmuth is ranked 12th).
Last Friday, Freeland strolled past Garber with points to spare, taking the game 42-23. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Freeland has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Frankenmuth had already won 18 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.8 points), and they went ahead and made it 19 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-16 win over Clio on the road. Frankenmuth has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Frankenmuth to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mia Mclaughlin, who scored 17 points along with two blocks. Mclaughlin has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Brenner, who scored four points along with seven steals and six assists.
Freeland's record is now 21-3. Frankenmuth's record is now 22-2.
Freeland came up short against Frankenmuth in their previous meeting back in January, falling 54-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mclaughlin, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Now that Freeland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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