Texas High School Basketball - Spurger overwhelms Burkeville
December 20, 2024: Burkeville, TX 75932 The Spurger Pirates basketball team scored 68 points and limited the host Burkeville Mustangs to 36 in the Pirates league triumph on Friday.
The Pirates now possess a 9-4 record. They play next when they host Goodrich for a 1A Region IV District 28 game on Friday, January 3. Spurger will confront a Hornets team coming off a 61-16 league loss to Hull-Daisetta (Daisetta, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 0-14.
With the loss, Burkeville falls to 2-7 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Covenant Christian (Conroe, TX) to confront the Cougars in a non-league game on Friday, December 27. The Cougars go into the game with a record of 2-8. Covenant Christian lost 60-40 in their recent non-league game against Rosehill Christian (Tomball, TX)