It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lee County can now relate to. They were beaten by the Union Pines Vikings 35-0 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost four in a row.
Aiden Poole threw for 90 yards on 12 of 21 attempts. Lincoln Smith was his top target, picking up 40 receiving yards.
Union Pines was led to victory by Adrian Colon and Ian Hicks. Colon gained 117 total yards and three touchdowns, while Hicks threw for 225 yards and three TDs while completing 85% of his passes. Those 225 passing yards gave Hicks a new career-high.
Lee County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Union Pines, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Lee County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Union Pines, they have already played their next matchup, a 17-7 victory against Williams on the 21st.
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