The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to square off against the Shelby Golden Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bessemer City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Bessemer City is is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell 11-7 to Shelby.
Bessemer City saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Pursley, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Bessemer City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Bessemer City's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Shelby, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
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