Burkburnett has won five straight games at home, while Bridgeport has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Burkburnett Bulldogs will welcome the Bridgeport Bulls at 6:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, everything came up roses for Burkburnett against Lake Worth as the team secured a 65-30 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Bullfrogs are ranked 882nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bridgeport won against Eagle Mountain on Tuesday with 80 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Bridgeport took their match with ease, bagging an 80-30 win over Springtown. With the Bulls ahead 32-11 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Bridgeport's win came from a few key players Burkburnett will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Gracie Rodriguez, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 boards. Those 14 rebounds gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Presley Radke, who went 6 for 9 en route to 15 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Bridgeport has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points per game. As for Burkburnett, their victory bumped their record up to 26-4.
Burkburnett ended up a good deal behind Bridgeport when the teams last played on January 3rd, losing 63-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rodriguez, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. Now that Burkburnett knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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