Brentwood Christian has won eight straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Rouse has won eight straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Brentwood Christian Bears will host the Rouse Raiders at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Brentwood Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches.
Brentwood Christian will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating St. Andrew's, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Brentwood Christian walked away with a 65-58 win over St. Andrew's on Tuesday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Brentwood Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcus Zelee, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Zelee has been hot , having also posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bryant Herring, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Brentwood Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Rouse fought the good fight in their overtime game against East View on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 86-82 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots. One positive for the Raiders, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Despite the loss, Rouse got top-tier performance from Luke Baldwin, who went 11 for 21 en route to 27 points plus seven rebounds. With that strong performance, Baldwin is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of D?Andre Gardner, who shot 4-for-5 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Brentwood Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points per game. As for Rouse, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Brentwood Christian has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 41.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Rouse struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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