The Menomonee Falls Phoenix will take on the Brookfield Central Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Menomonee Falls is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Menomonee Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Divine Savior Holy Angels, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Menomonee Falls was ranked eighth). Menomonee Falls came up short against Divine Savior Holy Angels on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Phoenix haven't had much luck with the recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
While Menomonee Falls was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-12, 25-21.
Germantown typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Brookfield Central proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Warhawks by a score of 3-1.
In the three sets Brookfield Central was on fire: they won each by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-11, 22-25, 25-7.
Brookfield Central can attribute much of their success to Emma Duff, who had three digs and two aces. Duff is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Menomonee Falls' loss dropped their record down to 26-9. As for Brookfield Central, their victory bumped their record up to 18-23.
Menomonee Falls beat Brookfield Central 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Menomonee Falls 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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