After flying high against the Independence Eagles last Monday, the Brentwood Bruins came back down to earth. Brentwood took a 70-53 bruising from Lincoln County on Friday. Brentwood was down 61-36 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Several Bruins players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ella Ryan, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 41.5% of Brentwood's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Foss, who scored 11 points.
Lincoln County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grasen Tipps led the charge by scoring 18 points along with four steals. It was the first time this season that Tipps scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Abby Bryan, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Brentwood's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-6. As for Lincoln County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season.
Brentwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln County, they will challenge Nolensville at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Lincoln County is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Tennessee (they are ranked 18th, while Nolensville is ranked 87th).
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