Bessemer City is 0-3 against Shelby since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets will host the Shelby Golden Lions at 7:30 p.m. Bessemer City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.7 points per game this season.
Bessemer City took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 14-13 win over East Gaston.
Gavin Chastain was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 24 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 120 yards on 11 of 16 attempts. Those 24 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shelby). They breezed by Highland Tech at home to the tune of 77-0 last Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Golden Lions as they're now sitting on four straight.
Shelby relied on the efforts of Lan Farmer, who threw for 152 yards and six touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and Tristan Tate, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Tate showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 58 yards. Jaylen Tate was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shelby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 85.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 196.3.
Bessemer City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Shelby, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Bessemer City was taken down by Shelby 64-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Bessemer City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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