Pretzels move back up to No. 2

The Freeport girls basketball team is now ranked No. 2 in Class 3A in the Associated Press poll.

This is the Pretzels' highest ranking since the home loss against then-No. 2 Montini, when Freeport was No. 1 in the state.

Since then, Freeport has lost a game against Peoria Richwoods in the two teams' second meeting, but have won eight straight games since. No. 3 ranked Montini is reeling from the absence of two key players, with both Michala Johnson and Whitney Adams both out with season-ending injuries.

Richwoods is ranked fifth in the state and Marshall, the defending state champions, are No. 7 in the Top 10.