If the Burton Panthers were riding high off their 57-25 takedown of the Faith Academy Knights on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Burton ended up on the wrong side of a rough 60-35 walloping at the hands of Centerville on Friday. While losing is never fun, Burton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1466th, while Centerville is ranked 604th).
It was another big night for Wade Neyland, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten rebounds for Centerville. The match was Neyland's 19th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Zach Waters, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Burton has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Centerville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Burton will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Leon at 6:00 p.m. Leon is hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses. As for Centerville, they will head out on the road to face off against Groveton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Groveton is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
