South Dakota High School Basketball - Burke can't hold off Avon
January 23, 2024: Burke, SD 57523 The Avon Pirates basketball team scored 46 points and restricted the host Burke Cougars to 39 in the Pirates league victory on Tuesday.
The Pirates now sport a 7-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Kimball/White Lake for a non-league contest on Saturday, January 27. Avon will battle a Wildkats team coming off a 65-38 league loss to Bon Homme (Tyndall, SD). The Wildkats record now stands at 7-5.
The Cougars (5-7) will now prepare for their contest against Boyd County (Spencer, NE). The Spartans come into the non-league contest with a 4-11 record. In their last contest, Boyd County was nudged by West Holt (Atkinson, NE), 45-24, in a non-league contest.