Basketball Recap: Firelands Finds Home Court Redemption Against Wellington

Firelands's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Lorain on Wednesday. The Firelands Falcons enjoyed a cozy 45-29 win over the Wellington Dukes. This was payback for the Falcons, who suffered a 39-37 loss the last time these two teams met.

When it comes to explaining why Wellington lost, don't look at Brooke Lehmkuhl. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Lehmkuhl has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last five times she's played.

Firelands is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.6 points per game. As for Wellington, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.

Firelands will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Vermilion at 7:00 p.m. As for Wellington, they are taking a road trip to square off against Monroeville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.