Shelby has gone 3-0 against Bessemer City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Shelby Golden Lions will head out to face off against the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. Shelby knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Bessemer City likes a good challenge.
Bessemer City's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Shelby hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. Shelby breezed by Highland Tech at home to the tune of 77-0 last Friday. The result was nothing new for the Golden Lions, who have now won three matches by 70 points or more so far this season.
Shelby can attribute much of their success to Lan Farmer, who threw for 152 yards and six touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and Tristan Tate, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Tate is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Tate, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shelby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bessemer City, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They pulled ahead with a 14-13 photo finish over East Gaston on Friday.
Gavin Chastain looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 24 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 120 yards on 11 of 16 attempts. Those 24 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Shelby's record now sits at 5-2. As for Bessemer City, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Shelby against Bessemer City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 64-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shelby since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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