Brookfield has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Trinity Trojans will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Brookfield will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 620th, while Trinity is ranked 278th).
Brookfield struggled with assists last Thursday (Pymatuning Valley had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Brookfield fell just short of Pymatuning Valley by a score of 45-42.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Marae Craig, who scored nine points along with seven steals and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cailey Wellman, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Trinity unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak last Saturday. They fell 39-31 to Cuyahoga Heights.
Despite the defeat, Trinity saw an underclassman step up: Jaila Wiggins almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Iniya Charlton, who scored six points along with two steals.
Brookfield's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-13. As for Trinity, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
Wednesday's contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Brookfield have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Trinity struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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