There's no place like home for Scotland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Lee County Yellow Jackets 51-49. The Fighting Scots have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Yellow Jackets, too.
Scotland found their leader in sophomore Jerrison Dixon, who went 6 for 12 en route to 22 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dajuan Gibson, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
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Scotland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 31 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Lee County's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mj Sanders, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 18 points. Nick Farrow was another key player, putting up 12 points in addition to eight boards and four steals.
Scotland's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Lee County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-7.
Scotland will take on Richmond at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Richmond will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Scotland surely won't give up without a fight. Lee County has already played their next match (against Southern Lee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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