Burley and Mountain Home are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Burley Bobcats take on the Mountain Home Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Burley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Burley's way against Minico as Burley made off with a 71-48 win. The Bobcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Home earned a 56-47 victory over Twin Falls on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Bruins are ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win made it two in a row for Mountain Home and bumps their season record up to 12-4. As for Burley, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
Burley was dealt a bruising 49-14 loss at the hands of Mountain Home in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Burley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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