The Burroughs Bears will challenge the Glendale Nitros at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Burroughs is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
On Monday, Burroughs came up short against Arcadia and fell 63-53. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 927th, while the Apaches are ranked 208th).
Meanwhile, Glendale played a tough game on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 84-58 to Pasadena. The Nitros were down 65-42 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Glendale's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Burroughs, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
Burroughs won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, slipping by Glendale 67-66. Will Burroughs repeat their success, or does Glendale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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