Burlington is 1-9 against Limon since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Burlington Cougars will be staying on the road to face off against the Limon Badgers at 5:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Burlington had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They snuck past the Kodiaks with a 49-43 victory.
Keziah Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Chacon, who scored seven points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Limon can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Dolores Huerta Prep 75-45 at home. Given Limon's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Dolores Huerta Prep is ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Burlington now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Limon, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
Burlington came up short against Limon in their previous matchup on February 3rd, falling 60-49. Can Burlington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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