In Tuesday's league outing, the Shelby Golden Lions (Shelby, NC) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Burns Bulldogs (Lawndale, NC), by a margin of 97-71.

The Golden Lions (15-4) will now prepare for their outing against Chase (Forest City, NC). The Trojans go into the South Mountain 2A/3A outing with a 3-14 record. In their last outing, Chase smashed R-S Central (Rutherfordton, NC), 54-52, in a league outing.

The Bulldogs now own a 4-15 record. They play next when they host Draughn for a South Mountain 2A/3A outing on Friday, February 3. Burns will clash with a Wildcats squad coming off a 69-58 league loss to East Rutherford (Forest City, NC). The Wildcats record now stands at 13-9.