The Bunker Hill Bears's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of West Caldwell by a score of 43-40. Bunker Hill lost against West Caldwell in their previous head to head back in January of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 39-38 score last time.
Despite the loss, Bunker Hill still got an impressive performance from Damireona Burch, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. Burch scored a full 57.5% of Bunker Hill's points, the 11th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Starnes, who scored five points along with 13 rebounds.
Bunker Hill's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for West Caldwell, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-9.
Bunker Hill will face off against West Lincoln at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. West Lincoln has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for West Caldwell, they will be playing at home against Maiden at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
