Basketball Recap: Burroughs Skates Past Lakeview Charter with Ease

By Team Reports Dec 3, 2024, 10:10am

Basketball Recap: Burroughs Bears vs. Lakeview Charter Lions

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burroughs). They breezed by the Lakeview Charter Lions to the tune of 99-20 on Monday. With that win, the Bears brought their scoring average up to 56.7 points per game.

Cedric Valdez had a dynamite game for Burroughs, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points plus eight rebounds and five assists. Another player making a difference was Elliot Lawrence, who went 10 for 11 en route to 20 points.

Burroughs smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.

The victory got Burroughs back to even at 3-3. As for Lakeview Charter, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Burroughs won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Faith Baptist at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Burroughs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.7 points per game this season. As for Lakeview Charter, they and Milken will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.

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