Freeland is 6-0 against Hemlock since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Freeland Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Hemlock Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Freeland had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 52-27 margin over Glenn. Given Freeland's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Glenn is ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hemlock waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins but they left with four. Everything went their way against Standish-Sterling as Hemlock made off with a 56-30 win. Hemlock pushed the score to 48-18 by the end of the third, a deficit Standish-Sterling cut but never quite recovered from.
Hemlock's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hannah Borsenik, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Kylee Miller, who scored 12 points.
Freeland pushed their record up to 18-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hemlock, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Freeland didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Hemlock in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 43-39 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Freeland since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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