North Carolina High School Basketball - Cherryville edged by Burns
January 5, 2024: Cherryville, NC 28021
The Cherryville Ironmen basketball team (Cherryville, NC), was nudged 64-61 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Burns Bulldogs (Lawndale, NC)
The Bulldogs now possess a 4-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Thomas Jefferson for a 1A/2A Southern Piedmont battle on Tuesday, January 9. Burns will confront a Gryphons team coming off a 64-55 league loss to Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC). The Gryphons record now stands at 7-5.
The Ironmen (7-6) will now prepare for their battle against East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC). The Warriors come into the 1A/2A Southern Piedmont battle with a 8-5 record. In their last battle, East Gaston edged Bessemer City (Bessemer City, NC), 72-44, in a league battle.