The Burke Bulldogs were not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 54-43 to North Platte. Burke was down 47-22 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Burke had strong showings from Izze Finister, who scored two points along with ten rebounds and two steals, and Mallory Geist-redmond, who scored eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Platte to victory, but perhaps none more so than Clancy Brown, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Macie Freeze, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Burke's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for North Platte, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-8.
Burke will be playing at home against Omaha South at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Omaha South is coming into the game with seven straight defeats on the road, meaning Burke will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for North Platte, they will face off against Lincoln Southeast at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully North Platte focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Saturday.
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