The Burlington Township Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 24 points or more this season. They put the hurt on Northern Burlington with a sharp 68-44 victory on Friday. Given Burlington Township's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 181st, while Northern Burlington is ranked 404th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Burlington Township was led to victory by Baron Davis and Quayd Hendryx. Davis scored 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while Hendryx scored 15 points along with four steals. Hendryx is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Isiah N'diaye, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Burlington Township now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Northern Burlington, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Burlington Township and Holy Cross will face off at 6:30 p.m. on January 8th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Holy Cross is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. Northern Burlington and Westampton Tech will face off at 3:45 p.m. on January 8th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Westampton Tech focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday.
