Burncoat fought the good fight in their overtime match against Doherty Memorial on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Doherty Memorial Highlanders by a score of 67-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (59), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cheyton Marshall, who posted 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Dunn, who scored 16 points.
Burncoat's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Doherty Memorial, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
Burncoat will welcome Nipmuc Regional at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Burncoat has won ten straight at home dating back to last season, while Nipmuc Regional won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Doherty Memorial has already played their next contest (against South), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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