Basketball Recap: Burns Now 9-1 over Last Ten Games

Burns won the last time they faced Bessemer City and things went their way on Friday too. The Burns Bulldogs snuck past the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets with a 73-69 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 396th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jadon Beam

Rebounds (Career)

02/07/25 vs Bessemer City	11
12/06/24 @ Draughn	10
11/21/24 @ Chase	10
12/19/24 @ Highland Tech	9
12/01/23 vs Kings Mountain	9

Burns got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jadon Beam out in front who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Beam a new career-high in boards. Tye Clay was another key player, going 8 for 17 en route to 22 points and seven rebounds.

Burns smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 12 consecutive games.

Several Yellow Jackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tristen Gordon, who dropped a triple-double on 22 points, ten boards, and ten assists. Gordon has been hot, having posted eight or more assists the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Raheem Mcclure, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds.

Burns is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Bessemer City, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-10.

Looking ahead, Burns will be playing in front of their home fans against East Gaston at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Gaston knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Burns likes a good challenge. As for Bessemer City, they will head out to face off against Cherryville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bessemer City is facing Cherryville at the right time seeing as Cherryville is stuck on a 17-game losing streak.