Burrell came up into this matchup off a tough 25-point loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Union Area Scotties by a score of 48-45 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Bucs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Scotties are ranked 166th).
This is the second loss in a row for Burrell and nudges their season record down to 4-6. As for Union Area, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Burrell will challenge North Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Union Area, they will take on Shenango at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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