Basketball Recap: Burlington Makes It Eight in a Row at Home

Burlington came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Girard Trojans with points to spare, taking the game 62-48. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Trojans are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/21/25 vs Girard	62-48
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
+ 3 more games

Burlington's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Girard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4-2.

Burlington has already played their next contest (against Independence), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Girard has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Labette County.