The Brookfield Academy Blue Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Brookfield Academy put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season two weeks ago. They blew past Kenosha Christian Life, posting a 99-33 win on the road. Given Brookfield Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while Kenosha Christian Life is ranked 361st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lake Country Lutheran walked away with it. They strolled past the Falcons with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 64-49.
Lake Country Lutheran got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Daniel Cleary out in front who scored 20 points along with six rebounds. Gavin Skrzypchak was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Brookfield Academy's win bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Lake Country Lutheran, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4.
Brookfield Academy came up short against Lake Country Lutheran in their previous meeting back in February, falling 79-69. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Country Lutheran's Carter Leibham, who scored 33 points along with five assists and four steals. Now that Brookfield Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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