Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burlington). They blew past the Osawatomie Trojans 83-8 on Tuesday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Trojans are ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/14/25 @ Osawatomie | 22 |
| 12/20/24 @ Wellsville | 15 |
| 12/17/24 @ Iola | 20 |
| 12/13/24 @ Baldwin | 11 |
| 12/10/24 vs Anderson County | 4 |
Burlington was led to victory by Alexa Splechter and Mac Medlock. Splechter almost dropped a triple-double on 22 points, nine assists, and nine steals, while Medlock posted 32 points and three steals. With that strong performance, Splechter is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Birk, who put up ten points and eight steals.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Burlington was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The victory was the third in a row for Burlington, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.0 points per game. As for Osawatomie, they dropped their record down to 0-5-2 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Burlington wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 62-33 defeat against Eureka on the 17th. Osawatomie has also already played their next contest, an 83-8 loss against Prairie View on the 17th.
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