Avalon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Burbank Bulldogs, falling 90-24. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1195th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 514th).
Burbank's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jonathan Ong led the charge by going 6 of 9 on his way to 16 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Areg Aslanyan, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards.
Avalon's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Burbank, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Avalon and Mesrobian will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burbank will take on Animo Robinson in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Animo Robinson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.
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