Burns hasn't had much luck against Shelby recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Burns Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Shelby Golden Lions at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Burns is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Burns blew Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy out of the water with a 93-44 final score. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Shelby had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.1 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They walked away with an 80-68 victory over the Yellow Jackets.
Shelby's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. As for Burns, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Burns lost to Shelby on the road by a decisive 69-51 margin in their previous matchup on Friday. Can Burns avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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