After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Kolbe-Cathedral, the Pomperaug Panthers were happy to have found some success on Thursday. They managed a 62-56 victory over Brookfield. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
When it comes to explaining why Brookfield lost, one person who can't be blamed is Shane Weber. Despite the final result, he scored 25 points along with five assists and five rebounds. That was a full 44.6% of Brookfield's points, marking the 18th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Danny Ciriello, who scored 13 points along with three steals and three blocks.
Pomperaug is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Brookfield, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-7.
Pomperaug didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-50 win vs. Northwestern Regional on the 10th. Brookfield will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Joel Barlow at 7:00 p.m. Brookfield is facing Joel Barlow at the right time seeing as Joel Barlow is stuck on a eight-game losing streak.
