Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Brookeland). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 95-92 victory over the Frankston Indians on Monday.
Leading Brookeland to victory were Landon Smith and Cade Morgan. Smith dropped a double-double on 41 points and 14 rebounds, while Morgan dropped a double-double on 31 points and 16 rebounds. The game was Smith's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Beckett, who scored nine points plus five assists and two steals.
Brookeland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups.
Brookeland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Frankston, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Brookeland will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Onalaska at 7:00 p.m. on December 6th. As for Frankston, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-53 win against Latexo on the 26th.
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