The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Robbinsville Black Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Bessemer City's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
Bessemer City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against South Stokes as Bessemer City made off with a 45-22 win. The Yellow Jackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Keon Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 181 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.2 rushing yards per game.
Bessemer City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Marcus Smith, Myron O'Banner, and Isaiah Lipford picked up one apiece. Smith has been hot recently, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Bessemer City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 258 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Robbinsville earned a 20-7 victory over Thomasville on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Black Knights.
Robbinsville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.8 points per game. As for Bessemer City, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
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