Shelby is 10-0 against Burns since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Shelby Golden Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Burns Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Shelby has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Shelby put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 88-50 win over Thomas Jefferson at home. Given Shelby's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while Thomas Jefferson is ranked 482nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Burns 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. Burns has not had much luck with East Gaston recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Burns might have lost, but man, Lance Beam was a machine: he 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamari Surratt, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Shelby is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Burns, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Shelby was able to grind out a solid victory over Burns when the teams last played back in January, winning 69-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shelby since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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