Badger and Maplewood are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Badger Braves will venture away from home to challenge the Maplewood Rockets at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Badger focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Wednesday.
Badger is headed out to face Maplewood after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Badger really took it to Brookfield for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-23 win. With the Braves ahead 37-12 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Badger got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Avery Rice out in front who went 9 for 16 en route to 21 points plus three steals. Another player making a difference was Riley Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Maplewood earned a 54-42 win over Mineral Ridge on Monday.
Maplewood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Morgan Himes led the charge by going 8 for 17 en route to 19 points plus eight rebounds and six steals. Himes has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauran Krieg, who scored 16 points along with three steals.
Maplewood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Badger strolled past Maplewood when the teams last played back in January by a score of 61-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Badger since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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