If Burke was riding high fresh off their 62-15 takedown of St. John's last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Burke Bulldogs had to suffer through a 75-36 loss at the hands of the Philip Simmons Iron Horses. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Iron Horses: they've now lost four in a row.
Jeremiah Venning
| 01/14/25 @ Philip Simmons | 3 |
| 12/21/24 vs Bethesda Academy | 2 |
| 01/03/24 @ St. John's | 2 |
| 12/28/24 vs Central Bucks West | 1 |
| 12/11/24 @ Wando | 1 |
Burke's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeremiah Venning, who posted six points and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Venning a new career-high in blocks. Tavarus Gillyard also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Philip Simmons to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hudson Hatch, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards. Hopper Afman was another key player, going 5 for 6 on his way to 14 points.
Burke's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Philip Simmons, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-5.
Burke has already played their next matchup (against Woodland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Philip Simmons wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 63-39 victory against Academic Magnet on the 17th.
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