The Brownstown Central Braves will take on the Evansville Memorial Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Brownstown Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 52-50 victory over Silver Creek. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Braves have posted against the Dragons since January 11, 2019.
Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial beat Evansville Central 56-43 on Saturday.
Evansville Memorial's win came from a few key players Brownstown Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Luke Ellspermann, who posted 15 points and eight boards. His big performance that evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Maxx Anslinger was another key player, shooting 71% from the field to rack up 10 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Evansville Memorial was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Evansville Central only eight assists.
Brownstown Central's victory bumped their record up to 22-2. As for Evansville Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.
Brownstown Central lost to Evansville Memorial on the road by a decisive 47-30 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2020. Can Brownstown Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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