Lee County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. The matchup between them and the Pinecrest Patriots didn't end well, with the Lee County Yellow Jackets falling 57-41. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Patriots are ranked 139th).
Several Yellow Jackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mj Sanders, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ronnie Hooker, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
Zymire Spencer was his usual excellent self, going 10 of 15 on his way to 31 points along with seven boards and five steals for Pinecrest. That makes it four consecutive games in which Spencer has scored at least a third of Pinecrest's points. Savion Jackson was another key player, putting up six points and nine rebounds.
Lee County's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-6. As for Pinecrest, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Scotland the next time they take the court. Pinecrest will host Scotland at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Lee County will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th.
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