The Freeburg Midgets will take on the Sparta Bulldogs in a tournament on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, Freeburg ended up a good deal behind Meridian and lost 61-46.
Meanwhile, Sparta had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came out on top against the Yellowjackets by a score of 45-35.
Sparta's win came from a few key players Freeburg will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jake Wesbecher, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. He has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times he's played. DJ Hayes was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.
Sparta is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Freeburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Freeburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Sparta in their previous meeting back in January of 2022, sneaking past 55-52. Does Freeburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sparta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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