The Burns Bulldogs will challenge the East Gaston Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
If East Gaston heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Burns took over last week. Burns managed a 73-69 win over Bessemer City on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Yellow Jackets: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, East Gaston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 78-55 to Shelby. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 602nd, while the Golden Lions are ranked 233rd).
East Gaston's loss dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Burns, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Everything came up roses for Burns against East Gaston in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured an 89-58 victory. Will Burns repeat their success, or does East Gaston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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