Basketball Game Preview: Burton Scorpions vs. WISH Academy Owls

The Burton Scorpions will venture away from home to face off against the WISH Academy Owls at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Burton is looking for their season's first victory.

Burton is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Animo Watts on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Burton was beaten by Animo Watts 85-31. The Scorpions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-17.

Meanwhile, WISH Academy came up short against Animo Watts on Tuesday and fell 63-51.

WISH Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Burton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.

Burton was taken down by WISH Academy 90-12 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of WISH Academy's Nahum Lemma, who posted 18 points and five steals. Now that Burton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.