The Burlington School is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Blue Ridge. The Burlington School Spartans came up short against the Blue Ridge Barons, falling 73-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Spartans have suffered since January 20th.
The Burlington School's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaden Hammond, who had 14 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Hammond is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was King Gibson, who went 5 for 12 en route to 13 points plus eight rebounds and three steals.
Blue Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jonathon Robinson led the charge by going 9 for 13 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds. Robinson is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Dreylan Creasy-Quirindoongo, who went 7 for 13 en route to 17 points plus seven rebounds.
The Burlington School's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Blue Ridge, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
The Burlington School will welcome Burlington Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Burlington Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Blue Ridge, they will venture away from home to take on St. Anne's-Belfield at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 73.8 points per game this season.
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