Brookfield and Pomperaug are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Brookfield Bobcats will head out on the road to face off against the Pomperaug Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brookfield is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Even though Brookfield has not done well against Immaculate recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Brookfield secured a 69-64 W over Immaculate. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Shane Weber was his usual excellent self, scoring 46 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Brookfield's points. Danny Ciriello was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with three blocks.
Meanwhile, Pomperaug took a serious blow against Kolbe-Cathedral on Monday, falling 65-37. Pomperaug has struggled against Kolbe-Cathedral recently, as their match on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Brookfield's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Pomperaug, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Everything went Brookfield's way against Pomperaug in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 as Brookfield made off with a 100-77 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookfield since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
