The South Stokes Sauras will face off against the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
South Stokes is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against East Wilkes two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Stokes had to suffer through a 52-7 loss at the hands of East Wilkes. The Sauras were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-0.
South Stokes' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Dasian Leeper, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Connor Cox, who threw for 174 yards and a touchdown. Leeper's longest reception was for an incredible 73 yards.
Meanwhile, Bessemer City humbled Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy with a 49-6 victory. The Yellow Jackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 25 points or more this season.
Bessemer City can attribute much of their success to Keon Smith, who gained 218 total yards and three touchdowns, and Gavin Chastain, who threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Chastain also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Bessemer City is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kameron Rice, who picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bessemer City's defense and their seven sacks. It was truly a group effort as Jailynn Newton, Sireco Logan, and Kylei Anderson picked up two apiece. Another thorn in Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy's side was Marcus Smith, who made 12 total tackles.
Bessemer City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.8 points per game. As for South Stokes, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home.
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