Basketball Recap: Burrell Skates Past Derry with Ease

Bucs

Margin (Wins)

12/03/24 @ South Allegheny	60
11/30/24 @ Carrick	49
12/01/24 vs Steel Valley	48
12/19/24 @ Derry	44
12/21/24 @ Apollo Ridge	35

There's no place like home for Burrell, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They blew past the Derry Trojans 50-18 on Thursday. The Bucs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 24 points or more this season.

Burrell pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Derry, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.

Burrell and Plum will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Derry has already played their next matchup (against Highlands), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.