East Gaston hasn't had much luck against Burns recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The East Gaston Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Burns Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
East Gaston is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Shelby, falling 51-12. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 547th, while the Golden Lions are ranked 208th).
Reagan Lilja was East Gaston's leading scorer, having posted five points.
Meanwhile, Burns hadn't done well against Bessemer City recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Burns secured a 38-34 W over Bessemer City.
Burns' record now sits at 13-8. As for East Gaston, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-20.
East Gaston was dealt a bruising 58-16 loss at the hands of Burns in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burns' Kaylee Greene, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine steals. Now that East Gaston knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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