Basketball Recap: Burroughs Victorious

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Previous 4 Games

12/29/25 - Home	53-51 W
12/28/21 - Home	57-33 W
12/26/19 - Home	68-40 W
12/26/17 - Home	87-50 W

Burroughs proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 27) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. It was close, but they capped 2025 with a 53-51 victory over the Santa Paula Cardinals. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Despite the loss, Santa Paula still got an impressive performance from Bella Rico, who shot 45% from the field to rack up 25 points. That was a full 49% of the Cardinals' points, marking the third time in a row Rico has posted more than a third of the team's points. Angie Aguilera was another key player, putting up six points in addition to nine steals and five assists.

Burroughs now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Santa Paula, they dropped their record down to 8-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Burroughs has already played their next game, a 53-49 victory against Tracy on the 2nd. As for Santa Paula, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-41 win against Highland on the 30th.