The Freeport Yellow Jackets travelled to Blackhawk for tonight’s basketball playoff game. Both teams fought hard from the beginning in this game, keeping close in the first Freeport led the game 15-13. Moving closer to the second half, the continued to be a close matchup rounding out the first half with a score of 28-27 Freeport. In the third, the Yellow Jackets were able to extend their lead to 5, going into the fourth 44-39. The fourth quarter was an exciting last effort by both teams to get their team into the next round of playoffs. The Cougars were able to secure their first lead of the game with less than a minute left. Unfortunately for Blackhawk, their 2 point lead wasn’t enough to stop the Yellow Jackets. Freeport moves on, finishing out the game with a score of 65-64.
Listen to the post game here: