The Burns Bulldogs will take on the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bessemer City took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Burns, who comes in off a win.
Burns is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Cherryville: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Burns blew Cherryville out of the water with a 79-31 final score. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
Burns found their leader in sophomore Tye Clay, who went 9 for 13 en route to 21 points and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Colby Putnam, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bessemer City lost to Shelby on the road by a 72-53 margin on Wednesday. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Golden Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Bessemer City's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Burns, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Burns beat Bessemer City 93-84 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bessemer City's Josiah Guyton, who went 11 for 14 en route to 31 points and six boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Burns still be able to contain Guyton? There's only one way to find out.
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