Basketball Game Preview: Sargent Farmers vs. Burlington Cougars

Farmers

Points

03/13/25 vs Merino	20
03/08/25 vs Heritage Christian	36
03/08/25 vs Heritage Christian	36
03/07/25 vs Crowley County	57
03/01/25 vs Sanford	35
+ 21 more games

Having just played yesterday, the Sargent Farmers will jump right back in to play the Burlington Cougars at 8:45 a.m. on Friday. Sargent is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51 points per game this season.

Sargent heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 49-20 loss at the hands of Merino. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Rams are ranked 15th).

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Makenzie Consaul, who posted four points.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Burlington's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 54-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Akron.

Burlington's loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Sargent, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 20-6.

Sargent took a serious blow against Burlington when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 57-16. Can Sargent avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.