The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets held off the visiting East Gaston Warriors soccer team by a tally of 2-1 in Monday's league game.

Next, the Yellow Jackets face the Cherryville Ironmen (Cherryville, NC) in a Southern Piedmont 1A/2A game, on Wednesday, October 30. Bessemer City will attempt to advance on its 4-13 season record. The Ironmen come into the game with a 1-19 record after their 9-0 league loss to Burns (Lawndale, NC).

The Warriors (5-14) will now prepare for their game against Thomas Jefferson (Mooresboro, NC). The Gryphons come into the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A game with a 16-4 record. In their last game, Thomas Jefferson was nipped by Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC), 3-1, in a league game.