The Brackenridge Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Burbank Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brackenridge will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Brackenridge will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 43) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-42 win over Highlands. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since November 12th.
Meanwhile, Burbank entered their tilt with Highlands on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They really took it to the Owls for the full four quarters, racking up a 75-47 win. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 55-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Owls cut but never quite recovered from.
Brackenridge better focus on containing Zara?Nique Nealy and Nyila Botello as the pair were huge in Burbank's win. Nealy shot 5-for-8 from downtown and almost dropped a triple-double on 27 points, 15 boards, and nine assists, while Botello posted 26 points and four steals. The match was Nealy's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aubry Avila, who put up 12 points and six rebounds.
Burbank smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Brackenridge has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Burbank, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Brackenridge skirted past Burbank 51-49 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brackenridge since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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