Basketball Preview: Statesville Greyhounds vs. Lexington Yellowjackets
The Statesville Greyhounds will challenge the Lexington Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Statesville focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Monday.
Statesville will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Carson, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Statesville secured a 51-45 W over Carson. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Greyhounds.
Statesville found their leader in freshman Ava Waugh, who went 8 for 16 en route to 22 points plus seven rebounds and five steals. Another player making a difference was Symerria Harris, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Lexington had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They claimed a resounding 62-16 win over Asheboro.
Lexington's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lily Ervin, who earned 19 points, and Makayla Bobo, who posted 16 points. Jordyn Dearmon was another key player, scoring nine points.
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