Walton is 2-8 against Freeport since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Walton Braves will face off against the Freeport Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Walton will be strutting in after a victory while Freeport will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row, Walton turned things around against Bethlehem on Thursday. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 36-26.
Meanwhile, Freeport played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 72-26 defeat at the hands of Holmes County. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 32nd).
Walton's win bumped their record up to 3-20. As for Freeport, their loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-17.
Walton ended up a good deal behind Freeport in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, losing 68-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Freeport's Jasmine Miles, who shot 7-for-10 from long range and dropped a double-double on 30 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Walton 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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