After flying high against Glenn Hills last Tuesday, Burke County came back down to earth. The Burke County Bears were beaten by the Thomson Bulldogs 61-34 on Saturday. The matchup marked the Bears' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Burke County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Londyn Williams went 6 for 10 on her way to 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. Williams is becoming a predictor of Burke County's success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Imari Free, who posted five points and five boards.
Burke County's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-4. As for Thomson, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 15-1.
Burke County will venture away from home to square off against Josey at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Josey is on a five-game streak of home wins, Burke County a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Thomson, they will welcome Glenn Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Thomson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
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