Basketball Preview: Edison Golden Bears vs. Burbank Bulldogs
Edison and Burbank are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Edison Golden Bears will square off against the Burbank Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Edison focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 29 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Edison lost to Highlands at home by a 46-27 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Bears in their matchups with the Owls: they've now lost six in a row.
Thalia Avina was Edison's leading scorer, having posted seven points.
Shyenne Auzenne held things down on the boards with 13 rebounds.
Angie Corona took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burbank). They breezed by Seguin to the tune of 77-41 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bulldogs have posted since November 15th.
Burbank's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zaranique Nealy led the charge by dropping a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Nealy has scored at least a third of Burbank's points. Another player making a difference was Makayla Carter, who went 9 for 14 en route to 21 points plus five assists and two steals.
Burbank smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Burbank has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Edison, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Edison has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 31.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Burbank struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Edison might still be hurting after the 53-27 defeat they got from Burbank in their previous matchup back in January. Can Edison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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