Brookfield Central is 2-8 against Wauwatosa East since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Brookfield Central Lancers will head out on the road to challenge the Wauwatosa East Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Brookfield Central will be strutting in after a victory while Wauwatosa East will be coming in after a defeat.
Brookfield Central took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over Divine Savior Holy Angels.
Ellie Brand made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Brand was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Maggie Feng was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Wauwatosa East lost 18-4 to Hamilton on Thursday. Wauwatosa East has struggled against Hamilton recently, as their contest on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Wauwatosa East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nadya Hudson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Brookfield Central's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. As for Wauwatosa East, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10-1.
Everything went Brookfield Central's way against Wauwatosa East in their previous meeting back in April as Brookfield Central made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookfield Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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