Burroughs is 0-9 against Paraclete since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Burroughs Burros will be home for the holidays to greet the Paraclete Spirits at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, Burroughs was able to grind out a solid win over Barstow, taking the game 66-55. Given Burroughs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 580th, while Barstow is ranked 1167th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of 11 wins, Paraclete's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 90-78 to Pilibos. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Saturday (73), Paraclete still had to take the loss.
Burroughs has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Paraclete, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-1.
Burroughs suffered a grim 57-36 defeat to Paraclete in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Will Burroughs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
