If Burlingame was riding high fresh off their 67-46 takedown of Westmoor last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Burlingame Panthers took a 52-34 bruising from the Palo Alto Vikings on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 640th, while the Vikings are ranked 158th).
Despite the loss, Burlingame saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Paulo Cesar Brione De Oliveira posted six points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucca Maher, who earned seven points and six rebounds.
Burlingame has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Palo Alto, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Burlingame will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against Junipero Serra at 7:30 p.m. on December 20th. As for Palo Alto, they will host Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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