Basketball Recap: Burges Mustangs vs. Montwood Rams
Burges was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 45-26 bruising from the Montwood Rams. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 568th, while the Rams are ranked 128th).
Despite the loss, Burges still got an impressive performance from Danae Gonzalez, who posted 12 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. That was a full 46.2% of Burges' points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Cameryn Morales was another key player, posting ten points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Burges smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging NaN offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.6.
Montwood's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mia Hairston, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jazlynn Hernandez, who posted ten points plus eight rebounds and four blocks.
Burges' loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Montwood, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Burges has already played their next contest, a 42-40 defeat against Levelland on the 5th. Montwood has also already played their next match (against Burges), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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