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Fox Valley Lutheran's Brianna Dahlke. (Photo by Julie Detjen)
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Fox Valley Lutheran girls basketball falls short at first-place Freedom

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FREEDOM – The Fox Valley Lutheran girls basketball took first-place Freedom to the wire before falling short, losing 34-29 in a North Eastern Conference matchup Tuesday at Freedom High School.

Freedom (10-1, 7-0 NEC) led 15-13 at halftime and outscored the Foxes (3-6, 3-4 NEC) by three in the second half to win the low-scoring affair.

Brianna Dahlke led Fox Valley Lutheran with 11 points.

FVL will host Marinette on Friday at 7 p.m.

Irish 34, Foxes 29
Fox Valley Lutheran   13   16   –   29
Freedom   15   19   –   34
FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN (29): Reese Volhard 7, Brianna Dahlke 11, Julie Nielsen 3, Grace Meier 1, Eden Last 7. Record: 3-6, 3-4 North Eastern Conference.
FREEDOM (34): Avery Lang 5, Callie Anderson 2, Jaydah Bork 10, Ava Calhoon 8, Breana Dickrell 1, Chloe Brown 4, Abbie Cropsey 4. Record: 10-1, 7-0 North Eastern Conference.