Basketball Game Preview: Firelands Falcons vs. Brookside Cardinals

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01/10/25 - Away	88-95 L
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01/13/23 - Home	67-56 W
12/03/22 - Neutral	58-68 L
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Firelands and Brookside are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The two teams will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Brookside will be up against a hot Firelands team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went Firelands' way against Black River on Friday as Firelands made off with a 67-47 victory. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 399th, while the Pirates are ranked 802nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Brookside over Wellington in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Brookside was the clear victor by an 87-62 margin over Wellington. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Dukes: they've now won eight in a row.

Firelands' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. As for Brookside, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.

Firelands came up short against Brookside in their previous meeting back in January, falling 95-88. Will Firelands have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.