Two dominant forwards in Sophie Nielsen and Joss Baker are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Brighton Bengals will challenge the Olympus Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, Brighton really took it to Highland for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-24 win. With the Bengals ahead 40-10 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Olympus' strategy against Highland on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Olympus blew Highland out of the water with a 53-17 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Titans had established a 33 point advantage.
Brighton better keep an eye on Baker. She was instrumental in Olympus' win, dropping a double-double on 28 points and ten boards. Baker has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 23 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Madi Shimoda, who posted eight points.
Olympus smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Brighton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Olympus, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
Everything came up roses for Brighton against Olympus in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 66-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brighton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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