Basketball Recap: Burlington Extends Home Winning Streak to Seven

Burlington won the last time they faced Anderson County and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Burlington Wildcats came out on top against the Anderson County Bulldogs by a score of 65-56. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.

Despite the loss, Anderson County had strong showings from Brayden Wheat, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 21 points, and Noah Porter, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. The contest was Porter's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Steele, who posted six points.

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Previous Games (Home)

12/10/24 vs Anderson County	65-56
12/06/24 vs Holton	67-44
02/22/24 vs Anderson County	55-46
02/19/24 vs Council Grove	54-50
02/13/24 vs Santa Fe Trail	64-52
+ 2 more games

Burlington pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Anderson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Burlington will square off against Baldwin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Anderson County will take on Frontenac in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. on December 17th at.