Burns won the last time they faced East Gaston, and things went their way on Friday too. The Burns Bulldogs claimed a resounding 49-20 victory over the East Gaston Warriors on the road. Considering the Bulldogs have won six matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Burns' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marshall Mcgowan, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 110 yards and a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Zavion Wilson, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Burns was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Burns didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Elijah Goodson and Trevor Hunt.
Burns pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for East Gaston, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Burns will welcome Cherryville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Burns is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.8 points per game this season. As for East Gaston, they will venture away from home to face off against Shelby at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Shelby knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully East Gaston likes a good challenge.
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