The Berkley Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Renaissance Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Berkley will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak alive.
Last Wednesday, Berkley beat Mumford 44-36.
Hailey Kirkwood was her usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Blessing Nweke, who scored four points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Renaissance put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Southfield Arts & Tech 91-30 on the road. Given Renaissance's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Southfield Arts & Tech is ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Berkley is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Renaissance, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-3.
Berkley was dealt a bruising 56-29 defeat at the hands of Renaissance in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Berkley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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