The Burke Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Millard North Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Burke has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Millard North will come in with three straight wins.
Last Friday, Burke came up short against Buena Vista and fell 50-43.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Millard North). They really took it to Bryan for the full four quarters, racking up a 99-27 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Bears are ranked 253rd), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Burke better keep an eye on Derek Rollins. He was instrumental in Millard North's win, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 12 boards. Major Mosser was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 15 points.
Millard North was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Millard North pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.3 points per game. As for Burke, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Burke suffered a grim 94-72 defeat to Millard North in their previous meeting back in January of 2022. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Burke was down 52-32.
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