The Brillion Lions will venture away from home to face off against the St. Mary Catholic Zephyrs at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Brillion comes in on five and St. Mary Catholic on seven.
While Brillion didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They snuck past Algoma with a 45-40 win on Friday.
Meanwhile, St. Mary Catholic got the win against Green Bay Preble on Saturday by a conclusive 62-42. Given the Zephyrs' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Hornets are ranked 132nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brillion's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for St. Mary Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Brillion was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Mary Catholic when the teams last played back in February of 2015, winning 48-36. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Mary Catholic's Maddie Uhlenbrauck, who posted 15 points along with five boards and five steals. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Brillion to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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