Recap: Dolores Huerta Prep Scorpions vs. Burlington Cougars
The Dolores Huerta Prep Scorpions and the Burlington Cougars squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Dolores Huerta Prep Scorpions had to settle for second. They were dealt a 76-15 loss at the hands of the Cougars. While losing is never fun, Dolores Huerta Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while Burlington is ranked 62nd).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dolores Huerta Prep struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Burlington racked up 15 assists.
Trinitee Holmes continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Burlington, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Bethany Cure, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Dolores Huerta Prep has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season. As for Burlington, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Dolores Huerta Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Burlington is on the road again on Friday and plays Evangel Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Burlington knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Evangel Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
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