The Burney Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the CORE Butte Lynx at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Burney is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Redding Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Burney was dealt a 62-26 defeat at the hands of Redding Christian. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-9.
Despite the loss, Burney had strong showings from Garrett College, who posted four points and five rebounds, and Cort Covert, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, CORE Butte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 23rd straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Redding Christian 71-24. While losing is never fun, the Lynx can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1427th, while the Lions are ranked 354th).
This is the second loss in a row for Burney and nudges their season record down to 6-11. As for CORE Butte, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Burney beat CORE Butte 53-43 in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Will Burney repeat their success, or does CORE Butte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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