St. Edward is 0-10 against Burwell since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Edward Beavers will be staying on the road to face off against the Burwell Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on December 15th. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, St. Edward came up short against Winside and fell 43-33.
Despite their defeat, St. Edward saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Anthony Reader, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. The matchup was Reader's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcos Paez, who scored four points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, St. Edward were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Burwell, who are still winless after their fourth contest. They had to suffer through a rough 64-37 loss at the hands of West Holt.
St. Edward's defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-5. As for Burwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
St. Edward came up short against Burwell in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 52-43. Thankfully for St. Edward, Devin Konicek (who scored 13 points along with five rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
