Basketball Recap: Burlington-Edison Piles Up the Points Against Lakewood

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

01/14/25 @ Oak Harbor	49
01/31/25 vs Sedro-Woolley	48
12/19/24 @ Mt. Baker	40
12/16/24 @ Cedarcrest	38
12/26/24 vs Federal Way	36

Burlington-Edison entered their tilt with Lakewood on Wednesday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Lakewood Cougars 68-40. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Lakewood still got an impressive performance from Leiana Riveira, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds. Riveira also grabbed five steals, which is notable because Lakewood is 2-1 when she posts at least five steals, but 7-12 otherwise. Anna Perez was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.

Burlington-Edison's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points over those games. As for Lakewood, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13.

Burlington-Edison didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 54-39 loss against Archbishop Murphy on the 14th. As for Lakewood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-43 victory against Sehome on the 14th.