Lee County won the last time they faced Hoke County, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Lee County Yellow Jackets snuck past the Hoke County Bucks with a 24-20 victory.
Leading Lee County to victory were Jayden Hill and Rahshaun Brown. Hill picked up 151 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Brown rushed for 133 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Hill is now averaging an impressive 103.7 receiving yards per game.
Lee County wouldn't let Hoke County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kaden Hill, Julian Best, and Cody Graham picked up one apiece. Lee County got some further help from Taj Mckendall: he made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Although Hoke County took the loss, they still got scores from Dontrell Mims, Tycen Vick, and Favor Anab.
Lee County's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Hoke County, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Lee County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Pinecrest at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. Lee County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season. As for Hoke County, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 44-20 loss against Richmond on the 4th.
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