Preview: Germantown Warhawks vs. Brookfield East Spartans
Germantown and Brookfield East are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Germantown Warhawks will be playing at home against the Brookfield East Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Germantown will stroll in with a 19 game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their December 9 matchup with Brookfield East.
On Tuesday, Germantown was able to grind out a solid victory over Hamilton, taking the game 62-52. Germantown's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Germantown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lucy Leininger led the charge by dropping a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. Leininger is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Danica Gosz was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Brookfield East aren't just finding sucess at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to five. They walked away with a 56-44 victory over Hamilton. Given Brookfield East's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Hamilton is ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Germantown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Brookfield East, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
Germantown came up short against Brookfield East in their previous matchup back in January, falling 61-53. Will Germantown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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