If Chester was feeling good fresh off their 52-19 takedown of Dunsmuir last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Chester Volcanoes took a 61-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Burney Raiders on Tuesday. Sadly, that's the third time they've come up short against the Volcanoes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 43-34 back in December of 2024.
It was another big night for Aaliyah Perez, who shot 6-for-8 from deep and dropped a double-double on 31 points and 11 steals for Burney. That makes it four consecutive games in which Perez has scored at least a third of Burney's points. Alexis Witzel was another key player, putting up 17 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Volcanoes
| 01/14/25 @ Burney | 52-61 |
| 01/08/25 @ Dunsmuir | 52-19 |
| 01/06/25 vs Princeton | 49-31 |
| 12/21/24 vs Surprise Valley | 44-18 |
| 12/20/24 @ Burney | 34-43 |
With the loss, Chester broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-4. As for Burney, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
When Chester and Burney next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Chester will try to stop Portola's three-game winning streak when the meet at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Burney will challenge Butte Valley and their three-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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