Bessemer City lost against Shelby back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Bessemer City Yellow Jackets took a 72-53 bruising from the Shelby Golden Lions.
| 02/05/25 @ Shelby | 19 |
| 02/04/25 vs East Gaston | 22 |
| 01/31/25 vs Cherryville | 22 |
| 01/28/25 @ Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy | 24 |
Bessemer City's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Josiah Guyton, who went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points and five rebounds, and Jonathan Black, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 18 points. The contest was Guyton's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Tristen Gordon was another key player, putting up four points and eight assists.
Even though they lost, Bessemer City was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Bessemer City dropped their record down to 12-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Shelby, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-7.
Bessemer City will face off against Burns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Burns is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 76.5 points per game this season. As for Shelby, they will take on East Gaston at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Shelby knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully East Gaston likes a good challenge.
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