The Robbinsville Black Knights will challenge the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Robbinsville is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Robbinsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 20-7 win over Thomasville.
Meanwhile, Bessemer City waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Sauras 45-22. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won six matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Keon Smith was his usual excellent self, 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 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 contests.
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 is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.8 points per game. As for Robbinsville, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
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