The Shelby Golden Lions will face off against the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Shelby knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 games -- so hopefully Bessemer City likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Shelby didn't have too much trouble with Burns as they won 69-51. The Golden Lions pushed the score to 55-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Bessemer City entered their tilt with Highland Tech on Monday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They enjoyed a cozy 75-60 win over the Rams.
Shelby better keep an eye on Tristen Gordon. He was instrumental in Bessemer City's win, going 6-for-8 from beyond the arc to rack up 33 points along with six steals and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Gordon a new career-high in field goal percentage (69%). Josiah Guyton was another key player, going 8-for-15 en route to 22 points.
Bessemer City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highland Tech only pulled down two offensive boards.
Shelby's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points over those games. As for Bessemer City, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Shelby strolled past Bessemer City in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 72-53. Will Shelby repeat their success, or does Bessemer City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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