The Burlington Seahorses will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Rutland Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on February 14th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Burlington faced Mt. Mansfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Burlington snuck past Mt. Mansfield with a 59-55 win.
Meanwhile, Rutland had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 72-55 victory over Brattleboro.
Burlington now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Rutland, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Burlington was able to grind out a solid victory over Rutland in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 62-50. Will Burlington repeat their success, or does Rutland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.