Burlington is on a three-game streak of home losses, Deer Trail a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Burlington Cougars will welcome the Deer Trail Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Cougars on Saturday. Burlington took a 56-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sedgwick County. While losing is never fun, Burlington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while Sedgwick County is ranked 115th).
The losing side was boosted by Adan Lopez-Mitchell, who went 7-for-15 on his way to 18 points. Rowdy Humrich was another key player, putting up seven points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, Deer Trail played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 67-20 loss at the hands of Pikes Peak Christian. Deer Trail was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-5.
Burlington will need to focus on slowing down Chauncy Gudenkauf, one of several Deer Trail players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 11 points. That was a full 55% of Deer Trail's points, marking the 11th time in a row Gudenkauf has earned more than a third of the team's points.
Deer Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 0-19. As for Burlington, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Everything came up roses for Burlington against Deer Trail in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 73-27 win. In that game, Burlington amassed a halftime lead of 44-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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