The Burke County Bears and the Windsor Forest Knights will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Burke County came up short against South Effingham and fell 94-85. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (80), the Bears still had to take the loss.
La'Quinton Morgan
| 12/12/25 @ South Effingham | 25 |
| 12/09/25 vs Lakeside | 26 |
| 12/06/25 vs East Jackson | 17 |
Burke County might have lost, but man, La'Quinton Morgan was a machine: he shot 50% from the field on his way to 25 points in addition to six assists and five steals. The contest was Morgan's third in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Camari Warren, who posted 13 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Windsor Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 65-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Calvary Day. On the bright side, the 58- point effort marked the Knights' highest-scoring matchup to date.
Burke County will have to contain Rysuan Braxton as he made an impact in Windsor Forest's last game. He scored 17 points. Jermaine Baker was another key player, putting up ten points.
Burke County's record now sits at 2-2. As for Windsor Forest, their record is now 0-8.
Burke County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Windsor Forest in their previous matchup back in January of 2016, but they still walked away with a 72-67 win. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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