Burlington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 62-42 to the Akron Rams. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rams apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
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Burlington lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Weston Schaal, who posted nine points and eight boards. The dominant performance also gave Schaal a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Darian Mcdonough, who earned seven points.
Even though they lost, Burlington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Akron had a senior duo take command as Anderson Filla went 9 of 19 en route to 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals and Caleb Poss almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. Poss has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolten Randel, who scored ten points and six boards.
Burlington's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Akron, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Burlington will welcome Genoa-Hugo/Karval at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Akron, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-45 defeat against Wiggins on the 18th.
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