The Cherryville Ironmen will venture away from home to square off against the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Friday, Cherryville took a blow against Stuart W. Cramer, falling 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Ironmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Storm are ranked 143rd).
Meanwhile, Bessemer City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 67-0 loss at the hands of Shelby.
Cherryville now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Bessemer City, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Cherryville was taken down by Bessemer City 56-8 in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Yellow Jackets' Keon Smith, who rushed for 253 yards and three TDs on only 15 carries, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. Now that the Ironmen know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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