It was a good run, but Burges unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 51-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mayfield Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 359th in Texas, while the Trojans are ranked seventh in New Mexico).
12/28/24 vs Mayfield | 25 |
12/27/24 vs Parkland | 19 |
12/27/24 vs Coronado | 19 |
12/20/24 vs Jefferson | 27 |
12/17/24 @ San Elizario | 21 |
Despite the loss, Burges still got an impressive performance from Danae Gonzalez, who went 7 of 14 en route to 25 points along with eight steals and six boards. The match was Gonzalez's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameryn Morales, who posted 14 points.
Jazlene Ruiz was her usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 14 points, 15 boards, and ten steals for Mayfield. Those ten steals gave Ruiz a new career-high. Ceanna Mckines was another key player, putting up 14 points along with five boards and five steals.
Burges' defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Mayfield, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Burges will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Canutillo at 6:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. As for Mayfield, they will head out to face off against Deming at 1:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025. Deming will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Mayfield surely won't give up without a fight.
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