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| 12/16/24 - Home | 57-23 W |
| 02/14/24 - Away | 42-29 W |
| 01/12/24 - Home | 45-24 W |
| 01/11/23 - Home | 62-23 W |
| 11/30/22 - Neutral | 48-25 W |
| + 5 more games |
Firelands has gone 10-0 against Brookside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Firelands Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Brookside Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, Firelands was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 45-40 to Keystone. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Wildcats are ranked 150th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Brookside). They really took it to Black River for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-23 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Brookside's win came from a few key players Firelands will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bella Diaz, who went 9 for 17 on her way to 22 points and five steals. Her afternoon made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Markie Aliff, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 12 points in addition to five boards and five steals.
Brookside was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Brookside is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Firelands, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.
Everything came up roses for Firelands against Brookside when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 57-23 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Firelands since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
