After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Salisbury, the Lexington Yellowjackets were happy to have found some success on Tuesday. They snuck past North Rowan with a 75-71 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Lexington's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kimari Mcdonald, who scored 17 points. Mcdonald continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Henderson, who scored 15 points.
Lexington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for North Rowan, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-10.
Lexington will head out on the road to challenge Thomasville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Thomasville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five games -- so hopefully Lexington likes a good challenge. As for North Rowan, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Salisbury at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Salisbury knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 23 contests -- so hopefully North Rowan likes a good challenge.
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