While the Lee County Yellow Jackets couldn't quite beat the Scotland Fighting Scots on Tuesday, the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 30-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Lee County fell just short of Scotland by a score of 47-44. Lee County has not had much luck with Scotland recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Kelyce Mcswain and Kaleah Cotton certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Mcswain dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, while Cotton scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cotton has scored all season.
Lee County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season. As for Scotland, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 19-2.
Lee County will be playing at home against Southern Lee at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Lee is coming into the game with seven straight defeats on the road, meaning Lee County will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Scotland, they will take on Richmond at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Richmond is on a five-game streak of home wins, Scotland a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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