The Marlborough Panthers pushed their score all the way to 55 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 67-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Burncoat. While losing is never fun, Marlborough can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while Burncoat is ranked 54th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Burncoat to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cheyton Marshall, who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nytel Johnson, who scored 13 points.
Marlborough's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Burncoat, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-6.
Marlborough won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Advanced Math & Science Academy at 3:30 p.m. on February 20th. As for Burncoat, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Montachusett RVT at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Burncoat's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six games.
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