Two dominant guards in Matteo Fortuna and Marky Nolan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Brookfield Warriors will be playing at home against the Champion Golden Flashes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Brookfield was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 64-58 to Mathews.
Brookfield might have lost, but man, Fortuna was a machine: he scored 31 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. That was a full 53.4% of Brookfield's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Shaun Dungee, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, Champion's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their eighth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 92-64 loss at the hands of Pymatuning Valley. While losing is never fun, Champion can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 750th, while Pymatuning Valley is ranked 324th).
Brookfield's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Champion, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Brookfield beat Champion 60-53 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Brookfield repeat their success, or does Champion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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