Bessemer City had won two straight games and Tristen Gordon did his part to make it three on Monday. The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets enjoyed a cozy 75-60 win over the Highland Tech Rams thanks in part to Gordon, who went 6-for-8 from beyond the arc en route to 33 points in addition to six steals and five assists. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in shooting accuracy (69%).
Josiah Guyton
| 02/17/25 vs Highland Tech | 22 |
| 02/12/25 vs Highland Tech | 18 |
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Josiah Guyton was another key player, going 8-for-15 to rack up 22 points. The contest was his third in a row with at least 15 points.
Despite the loss, Highland Tech still got an impressive performance from Elijah Sherrill, who went 9-for-15 on his way to 28 points along with six assists and six boards. That was a full 46.7% of Highland Tech's points, marking the ninth time in a row Sherrill has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper McCraw, who went 8-for-9 en route to 18 points.
Bessemer City's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-10. As for Highland Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Looking ahead, Bessemer City won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Shelby at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Shelby knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 games -- so hopefully Bessemer City likes a good challenge. Highland Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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