Burkeville lost against Brookeland back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Burkeville Mustangs were dealt an 86-28 defeat at the hands of the Brookeland Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1589th, while the Wildcats are ranked 458th).
Burkeville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaylon Mason, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Kort Metts, who earned four points and nine rebounds.
Cade Morgan was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 14 boards for Brookeland. The team also got some help courtesy of Sammy Lundquist, who went 8 of 12 en route to 18 points.
Burkeville is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13. As for Brookeland, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-7.
Burkeville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 77-39 loss against Spurger on the 24th. As for Brookeland, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-27 victory against High Island on the 24th.
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