The Burgard Bulldogs will face off against the Global Concepts Gators at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Burgard has four straight victories, Global Concepts has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Monday, Burgard made easy work of Western New York Maritime Charter and carried off a 66-45 victory. Given Burgard's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Western New York Maritime Charter is ranked 796th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Global Concepts fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Buffalo Academy of Science on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 66-57 to the Wolverines. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Burgard's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Global Concepts, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Burgard came out on top in a nail-biter against Global Concepts in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, sneaking past 45-42. Does Burgard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Global Concepts turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
