The Belton Tigers and the Burleson Elks will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Belton saw some tournament action on Friday. They wrapped up 2024 with a 59-42 victory over Village Tech. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Viper Squid are ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Burleson earned a 58-46 win over John F. Kennedy on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Elks.
Belton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Burleson, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
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