Cherryville lost to Burns on January 7th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Ironmen took a 73-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (63), the Ironmen still had to take the loss.
Paxton Pruett
| 01/30/26 @ Burns | 22 |
| 01/29/26 vs Highland Tech | 21 |
| 01/23/26 vs East Gaston | 20 |
| 01/20/26 @ Lincolnton | 28 |
When it comes to explaining why Cherryville lost, don't look at Paxton Pruett. Despite the final result, he shot 56% from the field on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds. The matchup was Pruett's fourth in a row with at least 20 points. Isaiah Champion was another key player, going 5-for-9 en route to 13 points and seven boards.
Leading Burns to victory were Tye Clay and Jadon Beam. Clay posted 33 points, while Beam dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds. That's the most boards Beam has posted since back in February of 2025. Romelo Wells also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Cherryville's defeat was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Burns, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Cherryville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 106-81 loss against Stuart W. Cramer on the 6th. As for Burns, they have also already played their next matchup, a 73-57 defeat against Bessemer City on the 5th.
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