The Burlington Demons are taking a road trip to challenge the Whitewater Whippets at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Burlington knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Whitewater likes a good challenge.
Burlington is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Beloit Memorial just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 77-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Purple Knights. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Purple Knights are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Whitewater was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They took a blow against Edgerton, falling 91-35. The contest marked the Whippets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Whitewater's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Burlington, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-10.
Burlington didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Whitewater when the teams last played back in February of 2015, but they still walked away with a 51-47 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burlington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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