The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Gaston Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bessemer City has five straight wins, East Gaston has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bessemer City posted their biggest victory since December 4, 2023 on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Highland Tech 56-18 at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Bessemer City has posted against Highland Tech since January 28, 2020.
Bessemer City's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kionna Pettus, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Pettus has scored at least a third of Bessemer City's points. Another player making a difference was Tionna Pettus, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds.
East Gaston suffered their biggest defeat since November 20, 2023 on Friday. They took a serious blow against Burns, falling 57-23. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for East Gaston in their matchups with Burns: they've now lost five in a row.
Bessemer City's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-10. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 32.67 points. As for East Gaston, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went Bessemer City's way against East Gaston in their previous meeting on January 5th as Bessemer City made off with a 42-21 win. Will Bessemer City repeat their success, or does East Gaston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
