The Armijo Royals will square off against the Burbank Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Monday, Armijo had to suffer through a 79-39 loss at the hands of Foothill. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1199th, while the Mustangs are ranked 460th).
Isreal Legree put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Macen Glenn, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Burbank's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 51-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Campus.
Armijo will need focus on slowing down Michael Butcher, one of several Burbank players who made an impact when they last played. He earned 12 points and eight assists. Butcher has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Terron Tagger was another key player, going 5 for 12 on his way to 14 points.
Burbank's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 14-6. As for Armijo, they dropped their record down to 3-16 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Armijo was taken down by Burbank 71-27 in their previous matchup on January 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burbank's Cedric Sydnor, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. Now that Armijo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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