Basketball Recap: Burr & Burton Snaps Five-Game Streak of Wins on the Road

If Burr & Burton was riding high fresh off their 68-45 takedown of Mt. St. Joseph Academy last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Burr & Burton Bulldogs fell to the Essex Hornets 71-66. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Hornets recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Burr & Burton's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Essex, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-12.

Burr & Burton will host Brattleboro at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Burr & Burton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Brattleboro likes a good challenge. As for Essex, they will head out on the road to take on Rice Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Rice Memorial's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Essex has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.