The Burncoat Patriots had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They walked away with a 67-55 win over Marlborough. Given Burncoat's advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Marlborough is ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Burncoat got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cheyton Marshall out in front who scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Nytel Johnson, who scored 13 points.
Burncoat is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Marlborough, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Burncoat will be playing at home against Montachusett RVT at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Burncoat is on a three-game streak of home wins, Montachusett RVT a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Marlborough, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Advanced Math & Science Academy at 3:30 p.m. on February 20th.
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