A well-balanced attack led Burlington over Iola in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Burlington Wildcats blew the Iola Mustangs out of the water with a 68-33 final score. With the Wildcats ahead 37-17 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Loss or not, Iola got some senior leadership from Lucas Maier and Cortland Carson. Maier posted seven points, while Carson had 14 points. Carson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Grady Dougherty also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Burlington is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.2 points per game. As for Iola, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.
Coincidentally, Burlington and Iola will both be playing Santa Fe Trail the next time they take the court. Burlington will host Santa Fe Trail at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, while Iola will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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