Having just played yesterday, the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to face off against the Shelby Golden Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Bessemer City sitting on three straight victories and Shelby on seven.
On Monday, Bessemer City strolled past Highland Tech with points to spare, taking the game 75-60.
Tristen Gordon
| 02/17/25 vs Highland Tech | 6 |
| 02/12/25 vs Highland Tech | 1 |
| 02/11/25 @ Cherryville | 4 |
| 02/07/25 @ Burns | 3 |
| 02/05/25 @ Shelby | 2 |
| + 15 more games |
It was another big night for Tristen Gordon, who went 6-for-8 from beyond the arc en route to 33 points along with six steals and five assists. That's the most steals he has posted since back in November of 2024. Josiah Guyton was another key player, going 8-for-15 to rack up 22 points.
Bessemer City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highland Tech only pulled down two offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, Shelby didn't have too much trouble with Burns on Friday as they won 69-51. The Golden Lions pushed the score to 55-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Shelby pushed their record up to 16-7 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points over those games. As for Bessemer City, their record is now 15-10.
Bessemer City lost to Shelby on the road by a decisive 72-53 margin when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shelby's Omari Whiteside, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten assists. Now that Bessemer City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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