Basketball Recap: Brookeland Wildcats vs. San Augustine Wolves
Brookeland lost to San Augustine back in December of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Tuesday. The Brookeland Wildcats came out on top against the San Augustine Wolves by a score of 53-44. The 53-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Brookeland was led to victory by Cade Morgan and Landon Smith. Morgan dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds, while Smith went 7 for 17 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds and five steals. Smith is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 20 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Mccugh, who earned five points plus three steals.
Brookeland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for San Augustine, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1.
Brookeland will be playing at home against Onalaska at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Brookeland has won 12 straight at home dating back to last season, while Onalaska won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for San Augustine, they will take on Mt. Enterprise in a tournament on Thursday.
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