We've got a battle between Cougars coming up. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Burlington took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 62-23 victory over Haxtun. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th in Colorado, while the Fightin' Bulldogs are ranked 149th in Colorado), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kiyarra Williams was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 29 points and ten boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Burlington's points. Another player making a difference was Lynzee Neal, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 15 points and four steals.
Burlington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 17 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Sedgwick County waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They breezed past the Badgers to the tune of 60-26. 60 seems to be a good number for the Cougars as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Sedgwick County's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games. As for Burlington, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.
Burlington lost to Sedgwick County on the road by a decisive 67-51 margin in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Burlington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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