East Burke lost against Maiden back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The East Burke Cavaliers fell 95-82 to the Maiden Blue Devils. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (65), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.
| 01/24/25 vs Maiden | 19 |
| 01/14/25 @ Lincolnton | 8 |
| 01/21/25 @ West Caldwell | 3 |
| 01/08/25 @ Bunker Hill | 2 |
Loss or not, East Burke got some senior leadership from Jay Dixon and Barger Shook. Dixon went 7 of 11 on his way to 19 points, while Shook went 10 for 14 en route to 21 points and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dixon has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Owen Hartmann, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine assists.
Even though they lost, East Burke was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Maiden's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Landen Lyerly, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. Lyerly has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 12 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Raheim Misher, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards.
East Burke has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. As for Maiden, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-2.
East Burke wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 77-65 defeat against Bandys on the 28th. As for Maiden, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 106-77 victory against West Lincoln on the 28th.
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