Basketball Recap: Deer Creek-Lamont Skates Past Burlington with Ease

Deer Creek-Lamont entered their tilt with Burlington on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They claimed a resounding 83-48 victory over the Burlington Elks. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 23 points or more this season.

Deer Creek-Lamont's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.2 points per game. As for Burlington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.

Deer Creek-Lamont has already played their next contest, a 77-57 victory against Kremlin-Hillsdale on the 31st. As for Burlington, they will head out to square off against Canton at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Burlington is facing Canton at the right time seeing as Canton is stuck on a four-game losing streak.