Burton suffered their biggest defeat since February 6th on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Onalaska Wildcats and fell 81-52. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 867th, while the Wildcats are ranked 300th).
Onalaska was led to victory by Patrick Roth and Brayden Topkins. Roth went 9 of 15 on his way to 25 points, while Topkins almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. Topkins has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dante Leleux, who posted seven points and six steals.
Panthers
| 12/12/24 vs Onalaska | 52-81 |
| 12/12/24 vs Dime Box | 50-37 |
| 12/10/24 @ Allen Academy | 73-27 |
| 12/07/24 vs McDade | 69-38 |
| 12/07/24 @ Round Top-Carmine | 34-25 |
With the loss, Burton broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3. As for Onalaska, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4.
Burton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 57-46 defeat against Non Varsity Tournament Opponent on the 13th. As for Onalaska, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 77-51 victory against Industrial on the 13th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
