Basketball Game Preview: Sutton Sammies vs. Burncoat Patriots

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Previous 4 Games

12/14/17 - Home	74-46 W
12/22/16 - Away	88-45 W
12/29/15 - Home	61-48 W
01/20/15 - Neutral	63-50 W

Sutton is 4-0 against Burncoat since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Sutton Sammies will host the Burncoat Patriots at 12:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Last Tuesday, Sutton really took it to Blackstone Valley RVT for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-29 win. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Sammies had established a 20 point advantage.

Sutton found their leader in sophomore Gus Jacobson, who posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Benedict, who put up 11 points.

Meanwhile, Burncoat took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 76-42 victory over Hudson. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.

Burncoat pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.6 points per game. As for Sutton, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.

Everything came up roses for Sutton against Burncoat when the teams last played back in December of 2017, as the squad secured a 74-46 win. Will Sutton repeat their success, or does Burncoat have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.