After five games on the road, Bessemer City is heading back home. They will host the Shelby Golden Lions at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Bessemer City's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Thomas Jefferson on Monday. They came up short against the Gryphons, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Gryphons are ranked 134th).
Meanwhile, Shelby had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Warriors a 2-0 shutout.
Damon Cook and
Eli Morgan scored both of Shelby's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Bessemer City has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12-1 record this season. As for Shelby, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7-2 record this season.
Bessemer City suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Shelby in their previous matchup on Thursday. Will Bessemer City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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