Spectators at Friday's league match between the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets (Bessemer City, NC) and the visiting Thomas Jefferson Gryphons (Mooresboro, NC), witnessed Bessemer City's softball squad tip Thomas Jefferson by a count of 7-5.

The Yellow Jackets now sport a 3-9 record. They play next when they host Shelby for a Southern Piedmont 1A/2A match on Tuesday, April 12. Bessemer City will face a Golden Lions squad coming off a 22-6 league loss to East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC). The Golden Lions record now stands at 2-10.

With the loss, Thomas Jefferson moves to 1-10 on the season. The Gryphons host Pinnacle Classical Academy (Shelby, NC) to face the Eagles in a non-league match on Tuesday, April 12. The Eagles go into the match with a record of 1-2.