Lexington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They snuck past the Salisbury Hornets with a 62-56 win. While the Yellowjackets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Leading Lexington to victory were Makayla Bobo and Lily Ervin. Bobo posted 19 points, while Ervin put up 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayla Cowan, who earned eight points.
Yellowjackets
| 01/07/25 @ Salisbury | 62-56 |
| 01/03/25 @ West Davidson | 60-46 |
| 12/28/24 @ Williams | 46-39 |
| 12/26/24 @ Trinity | 55-9 |
| 12/06/24 @ Randleman | 38-34 |
Lexington pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Salisbury, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-5.
Lexington and Salisbury should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Lexington (ranked 95th) will meet North Rowan (ranked 468th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lexington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season. Similarly, Salisbury (ranked 250th) will meet West Rowan (ranked 565th) at 6:00 p.m. on January 14th.
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