The Osawatomie Trojans's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their eighth straight loss. They were beaten by Burlington 62-32. While losing is never fun, Osawatomie can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while Burlington is ranked 105th).
Despite the loss, Osawatomie saw an underclassman step up: Jaxon Stevenson scored eight points along with two blocks. Kail Calderwood was another key contributor, scoring three points along with two steals.
Osawatomie's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Burlington, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Osawatomie will head out on the road to square off against Prairie View at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Burlington, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Council Grove at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Burlington's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four contests.
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