The Lexington Yellowjackets lost against the Salisbury Hornets back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Lexington was outmatched by Salisbury on the road and fell 79-46. While losing is never fun, Lexington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 454th, while Salisbury is ranked 145th).
Several Yellowjackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jordyn Dearmon, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayla Cowan, who scored 12 points.
Salisbury was led to victory by Makayla Noble and Jamyrah Cherry. Noble scored 28 points, while Cherry dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Taliyah McCombs, who scored seven points along with three steals.
Lexington's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Salisbury, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing North Rowan the next time they take the court. Lexington will host North Rowan at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Salisbury will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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