Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Jadon Beam and Tye Clay Lead Burns to Victory

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

11/21/24 @ Chase	55
12/04/24 @ West Lincoln	52
12/17/24 vs Chase	42
01/03/25 vs Cherryville	37
01/17/25 @ East Gaston	31

Burns won the last time they faced Highland Tech and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Burns Bulldogs blew past the Highland Tech Rams 82-58. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.

Burns was led to victory by Tye Clay and Jadon Beam. Clay went 10 of 18 en route to 29 points along with six assists and six rebounds, while Beam went 10 for 15 on his way to 25 points and eight boards. Clay is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. Aj Degree also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Burns was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highland Tech only racked up 11 assists.

When it comes to explaining why Highland Tech lost, don't look at Elijah Sherrill. Despite the final result, he went 11 for 21 en route to 37 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. That was a full 63.8% of Highland Tech's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper McCraw, who earned seven points.

Burns is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Highland Tech, they dropped their record down to 9-9 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Burns didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-54 defeat against Kings Mountain on the 29th. As for Highland Tech, they will take on Shelby at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.