Burns lost against Kings Mountain back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Burns Bulldogs came up short against the Kings Mountain Mountaineers, falling 41-20. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Mountaineers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Burns lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Marshall McGowan, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 168 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. 88 of those passing yards were hauled in by Kenyon Surratt, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Josiah Hill went supernova for Kings Mountain, rushing for 146 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Hill is now averaging an impressive 2.3 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was William Vaughn, who picked up 163 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Burns now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Kings Mountain, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Burns will welcome Alexander Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Alexander Central focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Kings Mountain, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Huss at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th.
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