Flagler was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 68-50 to the Burlington Cougars. The Panthers were down 54-33 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Braden Hill, who went 7 for 13 en route to 17 points along with five boards and three blocks. That was a full 34% of Flagler's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cody Homm, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Burlington got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Weston Schaal out in front who went 6 for 12 to rack up 15 points along with eight boards and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Schaal a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Adan Lopez-Mitchell, who went 7 of 13 en route to 16 points and eight rebounds.
Flagler's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Burlington, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-6.
Flagler has already played their next match, a 60-23 defeat against Elbert on the 1st. As for Burlington, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-29 loss against Byers on the 1st.
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