Century won the last time they faced Burley and things went their way on Thursday too. The Century Diamondbacks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 69-67 victory over the Burley Bobcats. Given the Diamondbacks' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Bobcats are ranked 130th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Burley lost, don't look at Cove Thompson. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 18 on his way to 23 points. Thompson continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Gonzales, who posted eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Diamondbacks
| 01/09/25 vs Burley | 69-67 |
| 01/04/25 vs Sugar-Salem | 60-58 |
| 01/03/25 vs Shelley | 53-43 |
| 01/02/25 vs Lakeland | 68-44 |
The win was the fourth in a row for Century, bringing their record for this year to 8-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Burley, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coincidentally, Century and Burley will both be playing Jerome the next time they take the court. Century will head out to face Jerome at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Burley will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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