Basketball Game Preview: Philip Simmons Iron Horses vs. Burke Bulldogs

The Philip Simmons Iron Horses will face off against the Burke Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Philip Simmons will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in December of 2024 (they won by 27) and two weeks ago they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 33-30 win over Central Bucks West. The 33-point effort marked the Iron Horses' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Philip Simmons to victory, but perhaps none more so than Blake Darby, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 10 points. Corbin Driggers was another key player, putting up no points along with seven assists and four steals.

Meanwhile, Burke was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past St. John's 62-15. The contest marked the Bulldogs' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Burke's win came from a few key players Philip Simmons will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Melachi Singleton, who posted eight points and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Nelson, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points.

Burke's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Philip Simmons, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Philip Simmons has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Burke struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Philip Simmons took their victory against Burke in their previous meeting back in January of 2022 by a conclusive 67-41. In that matchup, Philip Simmons amassed a halftime lead of 33-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.