Basketball Game Preview: Western Brown Broncos vs. Wilmington Hurricane

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12/16/24 - Away	70-60 W
01/29/24 - Home	62-47 W
12/07/23 - Away	57-36 W
01/23/23 - Away	73-45 W
12/08/22 - Neutral	49-23 W
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Western Brown has gone 10-0 against Wilmington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Western Brown Broncos will welcome the Wilmington Hurricane at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.

Wilmington will be up against a hot Western Brown team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Western Brown blew past Chillicothe, posting a 64-24 win. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Cavaliers are ranked 685th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Western Brown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Peyton Butler led the charge by going 7 for 9 on her way to 18 points. Butler is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Madilyn Ruby was another key player, going 6 of 10 en route to 15 points along with five rebounds and four steals.

Western Brown smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in seven consecutive games.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Wilmington over Clinton-Massie in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Wilmington blew Clinton-Massie out of the water with a 59-28 final score. The Hurricane pushed the score to 52-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Falcons had little chance of recovering from.

Western Brown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Wilmington, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.

Western Brown was able to grind out a solid win over Wilmington when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 70-60. Will Western Brown repeat their success, or does Wilmington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.