Football Preview: Lee County Yellow Jackets vs. Hoke County Bucks
Lee County is 6-0 against Hoke County since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lee County Yellow Jackets will be staying on the road to face off against the Hoke County Bucks at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Lee County was just a hair shy of victory and fell 7-6 to Union Pines. The game marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Lee County might have lost, but man, Rahshaun Brown was a machine: he rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown. Brown's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 117 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Hoke County came up short against Scotland on Friday and fell 45-32. The Bucks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lee County's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Hoke County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Lee County's way against Hoke County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Lee County made off with a 27-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lee County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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