North Carolina High School Basketball - Lee County winner over Pinecrest
February 6, 2024: Sanford, NC 27330 The Lee County Yellow Jackets (Sanford, NC) basketball felled the visiting Pinecrest Patriots (Southern Pines, NC), 61-46 in Tuesday's league test.
The Yellow Jackets (9-8) will now prepare for their test against Richmond (Rockingham, NC). The Raiders go into the 3A/4A Sandhills test with a 18-4 record. In their last test, Richmond thwarted Union Pines (Cameron, NC), 72-37, in a league test.
The Patriots now own a 6-13 record. They play next when they host Scotland for a 3A/4A Sandhills test on Friday, February 9. Pinecrest will encounter a Fighting Scots squad coming off a 47-41 league win over Union Pines (Cameron, NC). The Fighting Scots record now stands at 17-2.