It was a good run, but the Brandeis Broncos unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 71-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lee. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Tuesday (58), Brandeis still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Brandeis lost, one person who can't be blamed is Rian Forestier. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 44 points and 20 rebounds. That was a full 65.7% of Brandeis' points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Abigail Burdette, who scored ten points.
Leading Lee to victory were Debi Hernandez and Rosanelly Pastrano. Hernandez scored 22 points along with six rebounds and five assists, while Pastrano scored 24 points along with three steals. Pastrano hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Sophia Alvarez was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with eight rebounds.
Brandeis' loss dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Lee, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
Brandeis will be playing at home against Madison at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Madison will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 587th, while Brandeis is ranked 39th). As for Lee, they will head out on the road to challenge Clark at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
