Basketball Recap: Breese Central Extends Home Winning Streak to 21

Breese Central entered their tilt with Nashville on Wednesday with nine consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with ten. They had just enough and edged out the Nashville Hornets 38-36. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 47-35 victory back in January.

When it comes to explaining why Nashville lost, don't look at Maddox Ritzel. Despite the final result, he went 11-for-25 to rack up 27 points and eight boards. Ritzel's big performance that evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 22 points.

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Previous Games (Home)

02/26/25 vs Nashville	38-36
02/17/25 vs East Alton-Wood River	90-26
02/07/25 vs Mater Dei	41-34
01/29/25 vs Carlyle	54-46
01/25/25 vs Nashville	47-35
+ 16 more games

Breese Central pushed their record up to 26-5 with the win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Nashville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-10.

Coming up, Breese Central will be taking part in a tournament against Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Breese Central likes a good challenge. Nashville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.