After flying high against Nelson County last Friday, Freeburg came back down to earth. The Freeburg Midgets took a 64-47 bruising from the Waterloo Bulldogs on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Midgets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 441st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 53rd).
Freeburg lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dathan Krauss, who posted five points and eight assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jase Brentlinger, who put up 13 points.
It was another big night for Alex Stell, who dropped a double-double on 34 points and 12 boards for Waterloo. That makes it three consecutive games in which Stell has scored at least a third of Waterloo's points. Max Oswald was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.
Freeburg's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Waterloo, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Freeburg wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 66-49 defeat against Civic Memorial on the 29th. As for Waterloo, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 52-37 victory against Columbia on the 29th.
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