After flying high against Thomas Jefferson last Monday, East Gaston came back down to earth. The East Gaston Warriors and the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the East Gaston Warriors suffered a 14-13 loss. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Yellow Jackets apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Gavin Chastain was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 24 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 120 yards on 11 of 16 attempts. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
East Gaston now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Bessemer City, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Gaston will host Burns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Burns' defense has only allowed 13.6 points per game this season, so East Gaston's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Bessemer City, they will welcome Shelby at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Shelby is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.7 points per game this season.
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