North Carolina High School Basketball - Burns topped by Freedom
January 24, 2012: Lawndale, NC 28090 The Burns Bulldogs basketball team (Lawndale, NC), dropped 78-63 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Freedom Patriots (Morganton, NC)
The Patriots now possess a 18-2 record. They play next when they host Rutherfordton-Spindale Central for a 3A/2A South Mountain battle on Friday, January 27. Freedom will meet a Hilltoppers team coming off a 77-66 league loss to East Rutherford (Forest City, NC). The Hilltoppers record now stands at 5-7.
The Bulldogs (2-9) will now prepare for their battle against East Rutherford (Forest City, NC). The Cavaliers come into the 3A/2A South Mountain battle with a 17-2 record. In their last battle, East Rutherford beat A.C. Reynolds (Asheville, NC), 58-47, in a non-league battle.