McCollum is on a 20-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Burbank is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The McCollum Cowboys will host the Burbank Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If McCollum beats Burbank with 74 points on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. McCollum blew past Southwest, posting a 74-39 victory. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Dragons are ranked 901st), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Burbank humbled Jefferson with an 85-39 victory.
Burbank's win came from a few key players McCollum will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Zara?Nique Nealy, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. Her evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyila Botello, who went 10 of 21 en route to 25 points and seven steals.
Burbank smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matchups.
McCollum is on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 24 games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-3 record this season. As for Burbank, their win bumped their record up to 21-12.
McCollum was able to grind out a solid victory over Burbank when the teams last played back in November of 2024, winning 68-60. Will McCollum repeat their success, or does Burbank have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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