Fargo nets 25 at Burlington; Eagles lose two

 

January 18, 2018

Myles Nixon (22) brings the ball up court with Garrison George (23) in the second half on Friday at Freedom High School. The Eagles fell to the Waynoka Railroaders in the game, 67-24. Nixon had two points for the Eagles against Waynoka, and netted eight points versus Burlington on Tuesday.

FREEDOM – Kristopher Fargo broke out for 25 points Tuesday night at Burlington in a 72-49 loss for the Freedom boys. The loss to the Elks followed a loss on Friday night when the Eagles ran into a buzz saw as they lost to Waynoka, 67-24.

Freedom dropped its record to 5-11 on the season. The Eagles look to get back on track this weekend as they take part in the 56th Annual Buffalo Invitational Tournament.

The opening round matchup for the Eagles will be against Fargo-Gage/Ft. Supply on Thursday afternoon. Depending on the outcome of the opener, the Eagles will take on Aline-Cleo or Beaver on Friday. Other teams participating in the tournament include opening round showdowns between Buffalo and Hardesty, and Yarbrough versus Waynoka.

On Tuesday at Burlington, the Eagles kept the Elks close in the first quarter, 15-9. Angel Cardenas helped his squad with a three-pointer and a pair of free-throws, while Fargo hit a couple of baskets. However, the Elks were able to open the game up in the second quarter by outscoring the visiting Eagles 29-9. Myles Nixon hit a shot from outside in for the Eagles in the second.

Fargo went on a tear in the second half for the Eagles. The contest high scorer netted 16 points in the second half, hitting a three-pointer and going three-for-three from the free-throw line. Nixon had five of his eight points in the game during the second half of play, while Luke Bolar and Will Jessup both had threes, Lance Bolar had two points and Cardenas added two from the stripe.

The Eagles finished 10-for-15 at the line.

Eagles' Offense Struggles Against Railroaders

Unfortunately, scoring was hard to come by in the contest against Waynoka, one of northwest Oklahoma's most improved teams.

Blake Lee (13) goes up for a short jumper for Freedom at home against Waynoka on Friday. Lee scored four points for the Eagles in their loss against the Railroaders. Freedom is back in action this weekend at the Buffalo Invitational Tournament.

After Lance Bolar put in a layup on a perfectly executed press break for the Eagles to tie the game at two early on, the Railroaders went on a 32-2 run from the 6:42 mark in the first to the 5:55 point in the second.

Freedom's offense began to settle down in the second period to create some scoring opportunities. Nixon got into the scorebook with a jumper off the glass, assisted by Nathan Wood. With 2:58 remaining in the first half, the Eagles took the ball away on the defensive end, turning turnover into points as Fargo laid the ball in on a fast break.

In the final seconds of the second, Cardenas hit a three from the left wing to make it 45-11 at the break.

Wood scored five points in the second half of play with a pair of baskets and a free-throw. Jessup knocked down a fourth-quarter three and Cardenas had two of his five points in the second half. Lee added a jumper and Fargo converted an attempt at the line.

Taylor Budy led the way for the Railroaders with 20 points, including 13 in the first quarter. Waynoka hit six three-pointers in the first half of play.

 

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