Preview: Burke Cougars vs. Alcester-Hudson Cubs
The Burke Cougars will take on the Alcester-Hudson Cubs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Burke scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They managed a 70-65 victory over Colome. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Alcester-Hudson has not done well against Freeman Academy/Marion recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Alcester-Hudson took down Freeman Academy/Marion 69-53. With that win, Alcester-Hudson brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Alcester-Hudson's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dominic Van egdom, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 18 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Topete-lopez, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Burke has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-12 record this season. As for Alcester-Hudson, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-10.
Burke came up short against Alcester-Hudson in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 69-61. Can Burke avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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