Black River is 2-8 against Wellington since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Black River Pirates will be playing at home against the Wellington Dukes at 5:30 p.m.
Black River is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They were beaten by Mapleton 48-6. The contest marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Wellington on Monday. They took down Northwestern 40-23.
Black River better keep an eye on Brooke Lehmkuhl. She was instrumental in Wellington's win, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 14 boards. With that strong performance, Lehmkuhl is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Kalynne Pickering was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Wellington now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Black River, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Black River took a serious blow against Wellington in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 59-23. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lehmkuhl, who dropped a triple-double on 20 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 steals. Now that Black River knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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