Football Game Preview: Bessemer City Tigers vs. Wenonah Dragons + How To Watch

The Bessemer City Tigers will square off against the Wenonah Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bessemer City's defense has only allowed 12.6 points per game this season, so Wenonah's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Wenonah will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Bessemer City extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Tigers walked away with a 21-14 victory over McAdory. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Tigers were the better team in the second half.

The critical scores for Bessemer City came from Brandon Gooden Jr and Lamarrion Gooden.

Bessemer City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Teldrin Turner and Chenyis Wilson-Fuller.

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Wenonah was not quite Ramsay's equal in the second half on Thursday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 27-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Dragons in their meetings with the Rams: they've now lost eight in a row.

Bessemer City's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Wenonah, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.

Bessemer City came out on top in a nail-biter against Wenonah when the teams last played back in October of 2024, sneaking past 10-7. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.