Basketball Recap: Burke Triumphs

On Saturday, the Burke Bulldogs had just enough and edged the Bethesda Academy Blazers out 80-77. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Burke found their leader in sophomore Juel Mack, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten boards. Mack has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Melachi Singleton, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points and seven assists.

Bulldogs

Assists

01/26/24 vs Lowcountry Leadership	24
01/10/24 vs Lowcountry Leadership	21
01/05/24 vs Palmetto Scholars Academy	20
12/28/23 vs Hanahan	18
01/24/24 vs St. John's	18

Burke was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.

Burke's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Bethesda Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.

Burke and Pennsbury will round out the year against one another at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Burke is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72.5 points per game this season. As for Bethesda Academy, they will take on Bluffton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Bluffton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.