Basketball Game Preview: Burlington Cougars vs. Sedgwick County Cougars

Burlington is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Sedgwick County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The two teams will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Burlington had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 37-point drubbing they dealt Arickaree on Friday. Burlington simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Arickaree 56-19. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Bison are ranked 178th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Sedgwick County's strategy against Holyoke on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sedgwick County blew Holyoke out of the water with a 57-17 final score. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Dragons: they've now won six in a row.

Sedgwick County's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Burlington, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2.

Burlington couldn't quite finish off Sedgwick County when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 50-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sedgwick County's Abigail Dille, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Burlington knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.