Mount Vernon is 5-0 against Freedom Prep Academy since November of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mount Vernon Patriots will face off against the Freedom Prep Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Mount Vernon hasn't scored more than 18 points for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Mount Vernon is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Manila last Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mount Vernon had to suffer through a 55-15 loss at the hands of Manila. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-6.
Andre Hernandez was Mount Vernon's leading scorer, having posted eight points.
Hovhnannes Mikayelyan held things down on the boards with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Freedom Prep Academy, as they earned their first road win of the season. They walked away with a 54-43 victory over Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 15-15 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
It was another big night for Wyatt Leigh, who almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Freedom Prep Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonas Sosa, who scored 15 points.
Freedom Prep Academy's record now sits at 2-3. As for Mount Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Mount Vernon was able to grind out a solid win over Freedom Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, winning 49-39. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Freedom Prep Academy's Ian Cutler, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Mount Vernon to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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