Bessemer City lost against Burns back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets fell to the Burns Bulldogs 73-69. The match was a 31-31 toss-up at halftime, but the Yellow Jackets couldn't quite close it out.
Tristen Gordon
| 02/07/25 @ Burns | 10 |
| 01/14/25 vs Burns | 7 |
| 12/09/24 @ Forestview | 6 |
| 01/31/25 vs Cherryville | 5 |
| 01/07/25 vs Shelby | 5 |
Several Yellow Jackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tristen Gordon, who dropped a triple-double on 22 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists. The dominant performance gave Gordon a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Raheem Mcclure, who went 8 for 17 en route to 18 points and five rebounds.
Burns' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jadon Beam, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 boards. Tye Clay was another key player, going 8 of 17 to rack up 22 points and seven rebounds.
Bessemer City dropped their record down to 12-10 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Burns, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-5.
Looking ahead, Bessemer City will head out to square off against Cherryville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bessemer City is facing Cherryville at the right time seeing as Cherryville is stuck on a 17-game losing streak. As for Burns, they will host East Gaston at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Burns is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 76.3 points per game this season.
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