The Lexington Wildcats will head out to take on the Irmo Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lexington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.7 points per game this season.
Lexington will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against River Bluff on Friday. Lexington blew past River Bluff 70-42. With the Wildcats ahead 47-18 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Jaleya Lytes
| 01/24/25 vs River Bluff | 20 |
| 01/17/25 vs Dutch Fork | 15 |
| 12/04/23 vs Spring Valley | 15 |
| 12/21/24 vs Lakewood | 14 |
| 01/11/25 vs Irmo | 14 |
Lexington's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaleya Lytes, who went 8 of 15 en route to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Lytes a new career-high. Izzy Saville was another key player, going 5 for 10 on her way to 13 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Meanwhile, Irmo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 54-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chapin.
Lexington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Irmo, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9.
Everything went Lexington's way against Irmo in their previous matchup on January 11th, as Lexington made off with a 60-37 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lexington since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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