MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Eagles (10-5) shooting went cold Saturday against a fierce No. 2 Freed-Hardeman (15-1) defense at Tine Davis Gymnasium in a 91-69 loss that snapped a five game win streak while extending the Lions' streak to 12.

The Eagles, who had shot better than 40 percent over the last four contests, shot just 31.9 percent from the floor as the Lions held the guards to 11-41 (26.8 percent) in the afternoon. 

Freed-Hardeman jumped to a 41-17 lead by the final media timeout of the first half, but Faulkner made a fierce charge to close out the half on a 15-2 run over the last 4:37 to make it an 11 point game at the break.

Levi White scored on the first possession of the second half to cut it to a nine-point game, but the Lions mounted an 11-0 run to pull away again. Faulkner went back to whittling away when Turner-Durley's jumper cut it to nine again with 12:09 to play, but Freed found a 7-0 run over 2:20 to put the game away again. 

Faulkner outrebounded the Lions for the second time this season 46-40 with 16 offensive boards but turned it into just 11 second chance points. The Lions scored 60 points in the paint and added 10 more from the line. 

Levi White led the team with 14 points and Francois-Dony Baba added 13 and Gabriel Rivera 10. KJ Rogers ended just two points shy of a 10 rebound double-double. 

Faulkner was outscored 26-8 off turnovers despite the Lions only taking three more possessions away. 

The Eagles (4-1 SSAC) head to Hattiesburg to start an important SSAC West road trip against William Carey on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Read Full Article