Basketball Game Preview: Burton Panthers vs. Snook Bluejays

The Burton Panthers and the Snook Bluejays will compete for holiday cheer at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

Burton is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Sealy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a hard 61-45 fall against the Tigers.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Snook). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Somerville 64-18. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bluejays had established a 35 point advantage.

Burton's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Snook, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8.

Everything came up roses for Burton against Snook in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, as the squad secured a 70-19 victory. In that contest, Burton amassed a halftime lead of 31-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.