It was a good run, but the Burns Bulldogs unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of East Gaston by a score of 54-52. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Burns in their matchups with East Gaston: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Burns still got an impressive performance from Lance Beam, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Beam has scored all season. Kamari Surratt was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Gaston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trenton Sherrill, who scored 18 points. Sherrill hasn't dropped below 18 points for 11 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Rowe, who scored 15 points.
Burns' defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for East Gaston, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Burns will look to defend their home court on Friday against Shelby at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Shelby's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games. As for East Gaston, they will head out on the road to challenge Highland Tech at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Highland Tech focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday.
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