The Burlington City Blue Devils are still winless after their contest against Doane Academy on Saturday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. Burlington City fell just short of Doane Academy by a score of 60-57. Burlington City was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Doane Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2023.
Leading Doane Academy to victory were Vaughn Hoagland and Nick Fusco. Hoagland scored 21 points, while Fusco scored 24 points. The match was Hoagland's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Colin Warman, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Burlington City's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Doane Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Burlington City will be playing in front of their home fans against Pennsauken at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Pennsauken has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Doane Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Burlington Township at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Burlington Township presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Doane Academy in New Jersey (Burlington Township is ranked 143rd, while Doane Academy is ranked 304th).
