Preview: Burroughs Bears vs. Crescenta Valley Falcons
Burroughs and Crescenta Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Burroughs Bears will be home for the holidays to greet the Crescenta Valley Falcons at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Burroughs comes in on nine and Crescenta Valley on three.
Burroughs has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season. They blew past Pasadena, posting a 55-23 win on the road. Given Burroughs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while Pasadena is ranked 529th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Burroughs to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elizabeth Amoroso, who scored 13 points. Those 13 points set a new season-high mark for Amoroso. Claire Hackney was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, Crescenta Valley scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 87-13 victory over Hoover at home. Considering Crescenta Valley has won four matches by more than 22 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Burroughs pushed their record up to 9-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Crescenta Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Burroughs came up short against Crescenta Valley when the teams last played back in January, falling 63-52. Can Burroughs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
