Southwestern Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Burbank Bulldogs, falling 97-14. While losing is never fun, the Sun can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1263rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 514th).
Kamran Alborzian was his usual excellent self, going 12 for 18 on his way to 28 points in addition to eight steals and five assists for Burbank. That's the most points Alborzian has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Areg Aslanyan, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 16 points and five steals.
Southwestern Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Burbank, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Southwestern Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Highland Hall at 10:00 a.m. on January 11, 2025. As for Burbank, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 90-24 win against Avalon on the 14th.
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