Basketball Recap: Burns Drops Season-High Score on Cherryville

Bulldogs

Team Score

01/03/25 vs Cherryville	75
12/17/24 vs Chase	66
12/16/24 vs The Master's Academy	60
11/21/24 @ Chase	51
11/19/24 vs Patton	50

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burns). They breezed by the Cherryville Ironmen to the tune of 75-25 on Friday. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.

Burns was led to victory by Emma Wallace and Kaylee Greene. Wallace posted 25 points in addition to seven boards and five steals, while Greene had 13 points along with seven steals and five assists. Wallace is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Hodge, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Burns was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

When it comes to explaining why Cherryville lost, don't look at Raylei Gidney. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 boards.

Burns' victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.5 points per game. As for Cherryville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.

Burns didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-35 defeat against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy on the 8th. As for Cherryville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 49-28 win against East Gaston on the 7th.