If Burbank was riding high fresh off their 79-18 takedown of Johnson on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Burbank Titans were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 62-61 to the Mountain House Mustangs. The game was a 31-31 toss-up at halftime, but the Titans couldn't quite close it out.
Several Titans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cedric Sydnor, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 boards. Another player making a difference was Michael Butcher, who posted nine points in addition to seven assists and six rebounds.
Mountain House's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shamar Jones led the charge by putting up 16 points and five steals. Those five steals gave Jones a new career-high. Coldin Parker was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards.
Burbank has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-8 record this season. As for Mountain House, they pushed their record up to 14-10 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Burbank and Mountain House should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Burbank will square off against Florin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday up 909 places (385 vs. 1294). Meanwhile, Mountain House (ranked 230th) will meet Patterson (ranked 748th) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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