Basketball Game Preview: Burlingame Panthers vs. Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS

The Burlingame Panthers will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hillsdale took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Burlingame, who comes in off a win.

It was a proper cat-fight when Burlingame took on Woodside on Friday. Burlingame walked away with a 53-45 win over Woodside.

Burlingame found their leader in freshman Lucca Maher, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 21 points and seven boards. Those 21 points gave Maher a new career-high. Marcus Tapia was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Meanwhile, Hillsdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 60-46 bruising from Half Moon Bay. While losing is never fun, the FIGHTING KNIGHTS can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 605th, while the Cougars are ranked 139th).

Burlingame's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Hillsdale, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.

Burlingame came up short against Hillsdale in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 53-41. Can Burlingame avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.