Basketball Game Preview: Bessemer City Yellow Jackets vs. Forestview Jaguars

The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets will square off against the Forestview Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Forestview took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bessemer City, who comes in off a win.

If Bessemer City beats Forestview with 53 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went the Yellow Jackets' way against Ashbrook on Wednesday as they made off with a 53-31 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellow Jackets.

Meanwhile, Forestview played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt an 83-17 defeat at the hands of Maiden. The Jaguars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 58-9.

Forestview's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. Bessemer City has also opened the season with a perfect 2-0 record.

Bessemer City didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Forestview in their previous meeting on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 53-49 victory. Will the Yellow Jackets repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.