Brookside lost against Columbia back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Brookside Cardinals took a 49-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Columbia Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 642nd, while the Raiders are ranked 309th).
Brookside lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Bella Diaz, who posted 17 points. Another player making a difference was Bailey Brennen, who put up six points.
Alyssa Goebel had a dynamite game for Columbia, going 5 for 7 en route to 12 points in addition to six steals and five boards. Those six steals gave Goebel a new career-high. Natalie Miller was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.
Brookside dropped their record down to 5-11 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Columbia, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Brookside has already played their next contest, a 52-31 loss against Fairview on the 25th. As for Columbia, they will head out to square off against Firelands at 7:00 p.m. on January 29th. Firelands will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Columbia surely won't give up without a fight.
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