The Brookfield Central Lancers will challenge the Wauwatosa West Trojans on Thursday. One thing working in Brookfield Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 16 matches.
Brookfield Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Beaver Dam 77-33. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Golden Beavers are ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wauwatosa West came tearing into Saturday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.4 points), and they left with even more momentum. They breezed past the Red Knights to the tune of 101-69. The Trojans' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Brookfield Central is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points over those games. Wauwatosa West pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Brookfield Central came up short against Wauwatosa West in their previous meeting back in February, falling 65-56. Can Brookfield Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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