Basketball Preview: Burroughs Bears vs. Culver City Centaurs
The Burroughs Bears will be taking part in a tournament against the Culver City Centaurs at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Burroughs focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 25 on Thursday.
Burroughs is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against St. Monica on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Burroughs came up short against St. Monica, falling 65-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bears have suffered since January 23rd.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jessica Mena, who posted 12 points plus two steals. Another player making a difference was Valentina Morales, who earned three points plus 15 rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Culver City didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Bishop Alemany on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 51-46 win. Given the Centaurs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Warriors are ranked 326th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Burroughs' loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Culver City, their record is now 5-2.
Burroughs came up short against Culver City in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 42-32. Can Burroughs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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