After soaring to 68 points the game before, Burlington was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They were beaten by the Byers Bulldogs 59-29. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-14.
Thomas Schaal
| 02/01/25 @ Byers | 12 |
| 01/31/25 vs Flagler | 10 |
| 12/14/24 vs Wray | 10 |
| 01/25/25 @ Haxtun | 8 |
| 01/24/25 vs Genoa-Hugo/Karval | 8 |
When it comes to explaining why Burlington lost, don't look at Thomas Schaal. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 11 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds. Those 12 points gave Schaal a new career-high. Jovany Lopez also deserves some recognition as he posted his first blocks of the season.
Quincy Eacret was his usual excellent self, going 6 of 8 from beyond the arc to rack up 22 points for Byers. Kaleb Willoughby was another key player, putting up six points and five steals.
Burlington's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-7. As for Byers, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Burlington didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 69-30 loss against Goodland on the 4th. As for Byers, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 40-33 defeat against Akron on the 7th.
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