After flying high against St. Paul last Thursday, South came back down to earth. The match between the South Colonels and the Burncoat Patriots didn't end well, with the South Colonels falling 59-40. The Colonels were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Patriots earlier this season, when they won 61-59.
Burncoat's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nytel Johnson led the charge by putting up 16 points. Johnson is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Kevin Dunn, who posted 15 points.
South's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Burncoat, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
South and North will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. South is facing North at the right time seeing as North is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Burncoat, they will take on Doherty Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Burncoat is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.4 points per game this season.
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