Two dominant backs in Lamarrion Gooden and Mike Jones are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bessemer City Tigers will face off against the Pike Road Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bessemer City's defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so Pike Road's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bessemer City will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 37-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Wenonah last Thursday. Bessemer City skirted past Wenonah 10-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since August 23rd.
Meanwhile, Pike Road came tearing into last Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Trojans with points to spare, taking the game 50-35.
Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 156 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 81-yard run.
Pike Road was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Pike Road's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.0 points per game. As for Bessemer City, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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