Football Preview: Cherryville Ironmen vs. Bessemer City Yellow Jackets
After two games on the road, Cherryville is heading back home. They will welcome the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Cherryville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Burns on Friday. They were outmatched by the Bulldogs on the road and fell 75-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Ironmen in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Bessemer City also failed to score in their most recent game. They were dealt a 49-0 loss at the hands of Shelby last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Golden Lions are ranked 69th).
Cherryville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Bessemer City, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Cherryville was taken down by Bessemer City 60-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bessemer City's Gavin Chastain, who threw for 329 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 85% of his passes. Now that Cherryville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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