Brookeland was handed a three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against West Hardin on Thursday. The Brookeland Wildcats took their match with ease, bagging a 70-43 victory over the West Hardin Oilers. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brookeland was led to victory by Landon Smith and Cade Morgan. Smith almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds, while Morgan dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. The contest was Smith's third in a row with at least ten points. Zack Beatty was another key player, scoring ten points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Brookeland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Brookeland now has a winning record of 2-1. As for West Hardin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Brookeland and Douglass will face off at 10:30 a.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Brookeland knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Douglass likes a good challenge. As for West Hardin, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Memorial at 4:00 p.m. on December 12th.
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