Basketball Game Preview: Chester Volcanoes vs. Burney Raiders

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Away	50-33 W
12/20/24 - Away	64-44 W
12/13/24 - Home	45-21 W
02/09/24 - Away	68-25 W
01/23/24 - Home	69-36 W
+ 5 more games

Chester has gone 10-0 against Burney recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Chester Volcanoes will look to defend their home court against the Burney Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Wednesday, Chester lost to Westwood on the road by a 65-49 margin. The Volcanoes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Burney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 42-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of CORE Butte.

Chester will have to keep a close watch on Cort Covert and James Fields, a pair of players who had a big impact on Burney's prior game. Covert went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points and four blocks, while Fields posted ten points in addition to five boards and four blocks. The dominant performance gave Covert a new career-high in blocks.

Chester's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Burney, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.

Chester strolled past Burney in their previous matchup on January 14th by a score of 50-33. Will Chester repeat their success, or does Burney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.