Burroughs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 61-44 bruising from the Crescenta Valley Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 937th, while the Falcons are ranked 310th).
Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elliot Lawrence, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds. Nico Meza was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Burroughs smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crescenta Valley only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
Vaughn Zargarian was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 35 points and 14 boards for Crescenta Valley. That makes it 18 consecutive games in which Zargarian has scored at least a third of Crescenta Valley's points. Another player making a difference was Arman Bedrossian, who posted six points and ten rebounds.
Burroughs' defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Crescenta Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Burroughs will challenge Arcadia at 6:45 p.m. on January 28th. As for Crescenta Valley, they will take on Hoover at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday.
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