Basketball Recap: Burns Snags Eighth Win in Last Nine Games

Tye Clay

Field Goal Percentage

02/04/25 @ Cherryville	69%
01/29/25 vs Kings Mountain	11%
01/28/25 vs Highland Tech	56%
01/24/25 vs Shelby	57%
01/22/25 @ Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	17%
+ 35 more games

Burns extended their road winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Tye Clay. The Burns Bulldogs really took it to the Cherryville Ironmen for the full four quarters, racking up a 79-31 victory thanks in part to Clay, who went 9 of 13 en route to 21 points and six assists. What's more, he also posted a 69% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023.

Cherryville's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andron Patterson, who posted nine points. Darius Pullen was another key player, putting up eight points.

Burns is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Cherryville, they are on a 16-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-20.

Burns has already played their next game, a 73-69 win against Bessemer City on the 7th. As for Cherryville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-30 loss against Highland Tech on the 7th.