Lee County hasn't had much luck against Pinecrest recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lee County Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to face off against the Pinecrest Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Lee County earned a 48-37 win over Hoke County.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Pinecrest's strategy against Southern Lee on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pinecrest blew Southern Lee out of the water with a 72-32 final score. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 195th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 420th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pinecrest moved to 10-10 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Lee County, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Lee County suffered a grim 47-21 defeat to Pinecrest in their previous meeting back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lee County was down 35-13.
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