Preview: Lee County Yellow Jackets vs. Southern Lee Cavaliers
The Lee County Yellow Jackets will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Southern Lee Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
While Lee County couldn't quite beat Scotland on Tuesday, the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 30-point defeat they were dealt on Friday. Lee County fell just short of Scotland by a score of 47-44. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lee County in their matchups with Scotland: they've now lost seven in a row.
Despite the defeat, Lee County had strong showings from Kelyce Mcswain, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, and Kaleah Cotton, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Mcswain hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 14 straight games.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 82-16, which was the final score in Southern Lee's tilt against Union Pines on Tuesday. Southern Lee was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-11.
Lee County now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Southern Lee, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
Everything came up roses for Lee County against Southern Lee in their previous matchup back in January as the squad secured a 61-7 win. Will Lee County repeat their success, or does Southern Lee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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