Springtown is 0-4 against Burkburnett since January of 2023 but things could change on Friday. The Springtown Porcupines will face off against the Burkburnett Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.
Springtown managed to keep up with Krum until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Springtown was beaten by Krum 78-51. That's two games in a row now that the Porcupines have lost by exactly 27 points.
Meanwhile, Burkburnett entered their tilt with Eagle Mountain on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 79-57 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Knights are ranked 489th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Burkburnett is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.3 points per game. As for Springtown, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.
Springtown couldn't quite finish off Burkburnett in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 71-69. Can Springtown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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