Basketball Recap: Irmo Extends Winning Streak to Two

If Lexington wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Irmo, they should've done a better job of containing Matthew Hopkins. The Irmo Yellow Jackets took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 66-37 win over the Lexington Wildcats thanks in part to Hopkins, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 12 points and five steals. That's the most steals he has posted since back in December of 2024.

Yellow Jackets

Previous 2 Games

01/31/25 vs Lexington	66-37
01/29/25 vs Chapin	71-41

The victory made it two in a row for Irmo and bumps their season record up to 13-7. As for Lexington, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-14.

Irmo will face off against River Bluff at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. River Bluff is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.1 points per game this season. As for Lexington, they will challenge Chapin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lexington is facing Chapin at the right time seeing as Chapin is stuck on a four-game losing streak.