Softball Game Preview: Brookfield Central Lancers vs. Wauwatosa East Red Raiders

The Brookfield Central Lancers are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Wauwatosa East Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wauwatosa East took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Brookfield Central, who comes in off a win.

Brookfield Central made up a huge gap compared to their last game against New Berlin West, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Lancers were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Vikings on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lancers.

The team relied heavily on Maya Fall, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gracie Seymour, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Brookfield Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Berlin West only posted an OBP of .211.

Meanwhile, Wauwatosa East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 21-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of Divine Savior Holy Angels. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (12), the Red Raiders still had to take the loss.

Brookfield Central pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 12.8 runs thus far. As for Wauwatosa East, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Brookfield Central took their victory against Wauwatosa East in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 19-2 score. Do the Lancers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.