Burns easily dispatched Cherryville last Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Burns Bulldogs fell just short of the Shelby Golden Lions by a score of 41-39 on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 41-31 back in January.
Emma Wallace
| 02/14/25 @ Shelby | 8 |
| 02/12/25 vs Cherryville | 10 |
| 02/11/25 vs East Gaston | 5 |
| 02/07/25 vs Bessemer City | 3 |
| 01/29/25 vs Crest | 10 |
| + 19 more games |
Burns lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Emma Wallace, who posted 15 points and eight steals. Wallace is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Greene, who earned 12 points and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shelby to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dereon Kee, who scored 11 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Kee a new career-high in field goal percentage (57%). Da'Mani French was another key player, putting up five points in addition to nine boards and five assists.
Burns' loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Shelby, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Burns has already played their next match, a 57-44 victory against Highland Tech on the 17th. As for Shelby, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 64-30 win against East Gaston on the 17th.
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