Burney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt an 86-36 loss at the hands of the Plumas Charter Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 987th, while the Warriors are ranked 266th).
Despite the defeat, Burney saw an underclassman step up: sophomore James Fields almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. That was a full 47.2% of Burney's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Plumas Charter to victory were Dalton Bentz and Owen Joseph. Bentz shot 7-for-11 from deep and dropped a double-double on 35 points and 11 boards, while Joseph went 10 of 17 on his way to 27 points in addition to eight assists and five steals. Those 27 points gave Joseph a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adin Lunder, who had eight points and five rebounds.
Burney's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Plumas Charter, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Burney wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 45-21 defeat against Chester on the 13th. As for Plumas Charter, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 101-49 win against Herlong on the 13th.
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