The Armwood Hawks will be playing at home against the Freedom Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Armwood suffered a rough 67-46 defeat at the hands of Wharton. Armwood has struggled against Wharton recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Armwood's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Talon Mckinnie, who scored 13 points along with 6 assists, and Jayden Dryden who scored 11 points along with 3 blocks. Dryden has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times he's played. Malakai Francis was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Meanwhile, everything went Freedom's way against Strawberry Crest on Friday as Freedom made off with a 64-42 win. Given Freedom's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while Strawberry Crest is ranked 702nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Armwood now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Freedom, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Armwood's way against Freedom in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 as Armwood made off with a 73-50 win. Will Armwood repeat their success, or does Freedom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
