Basketball Recap: Burns Skates Past East Gaston with Ease

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 vs Chase	54
01/03/25 vs Cherryville	50
11/21/24 @ Chase	46
01/17/25 @ East Gaston	42
02/11/25 vs East Gaston	41

Burns won the last time they faced East Gaston and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Burns Bulldogs took their match with ease, bagging a 60-19 victory over the East Gaston Warriors. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.

Kaylee Greene continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double with 30 points and nine steals. Those 30 points gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emma Wallace, who posted 14 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals.

Despite the loss, East Gaston saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kayla Maiers scored seven points.

The win made it two in a row for Burns and bumps their season record up to 14-8. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.5 points over those games. As for East Gaston, their defeat was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-21.

Burns has already played their next contest, a 69-11 victory against Cherryville on the 12th. As for East Gaston, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 56-29 loss against Highland Tech on the 14th.