The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to challenge the South Point Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bessemer City has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while South Point will come in with six straight wins.
Bessemer City fell victim to Burns and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 19-0 to the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, South Point won against Ashbrook on Tuesday with 17 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Red Raiders beat the Greenwave by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-1. The Red Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by eight runs or more this season.
Ella Gibson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last nine games she's played.
In other batting news, Madison Bridges was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Reagan Mizell was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
South Point pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Bessemer City, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Bessemer City might still be hurting after the 19-7 loss they got from South Point in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Yellow Jackets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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