Brookfield Central is 2-8 against Germantown since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Brookfield Central Lancers will be home for the holidays to greet the Germantown Warhawks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Brookfield Central has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Germantown will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Brookfield Central had to suffer through a rough 72-33 loss at the hands of Brookfield East. Brookfield Central has struggled against Brookfield East recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Josie Piurkowski was Brookfield Central's leading scorer, having posted 13 points. Piurkowski also led the team in rebounds with seven.
Olivia Staff took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Germantown has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 21 points or more this season. Everything went their way against Divine Savior Holy Angels on Tuesday as Germantown made off with a 75-53 win.
Lucy Leininger continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 20 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. The contest was her third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Reese Berge, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Brookfield Central's defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-7. As for Germantown, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Friday's match is shaping up to be a scrappy contest: Brookfield Central have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 35.2 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Germantown, though, as they've been averaging only 36.9 rebounds per game. Given Brookfield Central's sizeable advantage in that area, Germantown will need to find a way to close that gap.
Brookfield Central was dealt a bruising 85-52 defeat at the hands of Germantown when the teams last played back in February. Thankfully for Brookfield Central, Kamorea Arnold (who scored 18 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
