Chase is 0-10 against Bessemer City since December of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The Chase Trojans will venture away from home to face off against the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m.
Chase is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against East Henderson on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chase came up short against East Henderson, falling 67-42. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Eagles are ranked 37th).
While Bessemer City didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 84-82 victory over Forestview on Monday.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Jonathan Black and Alex Helton. Black had a great game and went 12 for 20 on his way to 29 points and eight assists. Meanwhile, Helton was balling out in the loss, going 9 of 15 on his way to 29 points and seven rebounds.
Bessemer City's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Chase, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Chase was dealt a bruising 87-35 loss at the hands of Bessemer City in their previous matchup back in November. Can Chase avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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