Germantown has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Brookfield Central Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Germantown has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 718 points over their last nine games.
Germantown has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season. Everything went their way against Divine Savior Holy Angels on Tuesday as Germantown made off with a 75-53 win.
Lucy Leininger was her usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Leininger is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Reese Berge, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Brookfield Central's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Brookfield East, falling 72-33. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Brookfield Central has scored all season.
Josie Piurkowski was Brookfield Central's leading scorer, having posted 13 points. Piurkowski also led the team in rebounds with seven.
Olivia Staff took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Germantown pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 22.53 points. As for Brookfield Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Keep an eye on the arc in Friday's matchup: Germantown have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 7.2 threes per game. It's a different story for Brookfield Central, though, as they've been averaging only 4.2 threes per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything came up roses for Germantown against Brookfield Central in their previous meeting back in February as the squad secured a 85-52 victory. With Germantown ahead 85-52 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
