Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for J.I. Burton

Black Raiders

Previous 5 Games

01/24/25 vs Twin Springs	54-52
01/21/25 @ Castlewood	77-61
01/17/25 @ Eastside	49-45
01/10/25 @ Thomas Walker	56-17
01/09/25 vs Thomas Walker	56-17

J.I. Burton hadn't done well against Twin Springs recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The J.I. Burton Black Raiders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 54-52 win over the Twin Springs Titans. Winning may never get old, but the Black Raiders sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

J.I. Burton is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Twin Springs, they moved to 8-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

J.I. Burton will face off against Holston at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Twin Springs has already played their next matchup (against Hurley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.