The Brookfield Warriors's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Garfield by a score of 57-55. Brookfield was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Garfield apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Despite the loss, Brookfield still got an impressive performance from Matteo Fortuna, who scored 29 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Fortuna has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 18 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Riley Russo, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Aidan Hill had a dynamite game for Garfield, scoring 15 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. It was the first time this season that Hill scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Gedeon, who scored 17 points along with two steals.
Brookfield has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for Garfield, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-12.
Brookfield will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Academy for Urban Scholars at 7:00 p.m. Academy for Urban Scholars is coming into the matchup with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Brookfield will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Garfield, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against LaBrae at 7:00 p.m. on February 10th. Garfield is on a three-game streak of home wins, LaBrae a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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