The Burrell Bucs will face off against Oakland Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Burrell is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Burrell blew Valley out of the water with a 70-30 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bucs had established a 30 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Oakland Catholic entered their tilt with Derry on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Trojans 49-19. Given Oakland Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while Derry is ranked 638th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oakland Catholic pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.1 points per game. As for Burrell, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-8.
Burrell took a serious blow against Oakland Catholic in their previous meeting back in January, falling 48-13. Will Burrell have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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