South Davidson is 2-8 against Lexington since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The South Davidson Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lexington Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m.
South Davidson is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against North Rowan on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Davidson had to suffer through a 93-50 loss at the hands of North Rowan. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-27.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lexington). They put the hurt on East Davidson with a sharp 97-72 win on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Yellowjackets as they're now sitting on three straight.
South Davidson better keep an eye on Rahzel Ewart. He was instrumental in Lexington's win, dropping a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. That's the most points Ewart has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Andre Gyabaah, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Lexington has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.2 points per game. As for South Davidson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
South Davidson took a serious blow against Lexington in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 80-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lexington's Jaylen Henderson, who went 10 for 15 on his way to 25 points and four steals. Now that South Davidson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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