Basketball Recap: Burrell Piles Up the Points Against Highlands

Bucs

Margin (Wins)

12/03/24 @ South Allegheny	60
11/30/24 @ Carrick	49
12/01/24 vs Steel Valley	48
12/19/24 @ Derry	44
12/21/24 @ Apollo Ridge	35

There's no place like home for Burrell, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They really took it to the Highlands Golden Rams for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-27 win. The Bucs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 24 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Highlands still got an impressive performance from Tyarah Woody, who posted 16 points and eight boards. That was a full 59.3% of Highlands' points, marking the 13th time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.

Burrell is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Highlands, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.

Burrell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-40 defeat against Knoch on the 20th. As for Highlands, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 68-37 loss against Oakland Catholic on the 20th.