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| 02/13/24 - Away | 46-66 L |
| 01/19/24 - Home | 39-48 L |
| 02/13/23 - Home | 83-48 W |
| 02/07/23 - Home | 84-53 W |
| 01/13/23 - Away | 71-32 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bessemer City is 8-2 against Highland Tech since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to square off against the Highland Tech Rams at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Bessemer City's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches.
On Tuesday, Bessemer City came up short against Burns and fell 93-84. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (58), the Yellow Jackets still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Highland Tech, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They took down Cherryville 52-35 on Tuesday. The Rams pushed the score to 44-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Ironmen cut but never quite recovered from.
Bessemer City better keep an eye on Elijah Sherrill. He was instrumental in Highland Tech's win, going 7 of 16 en route to 16 points and eight assists. Sherrill is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 19 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper McCraw, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points.
Highland Tech's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 7-8. As for Bessemer City, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season.
Bessemer City suffered a grim 66-46 defeat to Highland Tech when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Bessemer City, Elijah Whitted (who went 10 of 17 on his way to 25 points along with eight boards and five assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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