The Limon Badgers and the Burlington Cougars will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Friday, Limon was beaten by Colorado Springs Christian 83-21. While losing is never fun, the Badgers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Lions are ranked 58th).
Meanwhile, Burlington was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 48-44 to Idalia.
Limon's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Burlington, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2.
Limon ended up a good deal behind Burlington in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, losing 58-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burlington's Kiyarra Williams, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. Now that Limon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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