Basketball Game Preview: Brocton Bulldogs vs. Frewsburg Bears
By Team Reports
Feb 13, 2025, 12:31am
Basketball Preview: Brocton Bulldogs vs. Frewsburg Bears
Brocton hasn't had much luck against Frewsburg recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Brocton Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Frewsburg Bears at 7:30 p.m.
Brocton is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through an 87-42 loss at the hands of Westfield. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 730th, while the Wolverines are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Frewsburg on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Cassadaga Valley out of the water with a 70-25 final score. The contest marked the Bears' most dominant win of the season.
Brocton better keep an eye on Blake Weaver. He was instrumental in Frewsburg's win, going 9-for-17 en route to 23 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Weaver's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Kael Collver was another key player, putting up ten points along with five boards and five blocks.
Frewsburg is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points over those games. As for Brocton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Brocton came up short against Frewsburg in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 69-59. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Weaver, who shot 7-for-10 from deep and dropped a double-double with 37 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Brocton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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