Soccer Preview: Shelby vs. Bessemer City
Shelby has gone 7-0 against Bessemer City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Shelby Golden Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets at 4:45 p.m. Shelby will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Shelby's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over East Gaston.
Damon Cook and
Eli Morgan scored both of Shelby's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Bessemer City fell victim to Thomas Jefferson and their airtight defense on Monday. They lost 8-0 to the Gryphons. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Gryphons are ranked 134th).
Shelby has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7-2 record this season. As for Bessemer City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12-1 record this season.
Shelby took their win against Bessemer City in their previous matchup on Thursday by a conclusive 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shelby since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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