The Burlington Wildcats had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They secured a 54-50 W over Council Grove. Given Burlington's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while Council Grove is ranked 201st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Council Grove still got an impressive performance from Brycen Palmquist, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Palmquist has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolby Rose, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Burlington is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Council Grove, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-12.
Burlington will be playing at home against Anderson County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Council Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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