Oakland Catholic will square off against the Burrell Bucs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Burrell will be up against a hot Oakland Catholic team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Oakland Catholic blew past Derry, posting a 49-19 victory. Given Oakland Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while Derry is ranked 638th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burrell). They blew past Valley 70-30 on Monday. The Bucs pushed the score to 54-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had little chance of recovering from.
Oakland Catholic's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.1 points per game. As for Burrell, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-8.
Everything came up roses for Oakland Catholic against Burrell when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 48-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakland Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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