West Davidson hasn't had much luck against Lexington recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The West Davidson Dragons will look to defend their home court against the Lexington Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
West Davidson is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Saturday. They fell 52-42 to East Davidson.
Meanwhile, Lexington ended up a good deal behind Oak Grove on Saturday and lost 81-67. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 385th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 183rd).
West Davidson will have to contain Nick Blyden as he made an impact in Lexington's last game. He went 6 for 8 on his way to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Blyden a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Rahzel Ewart, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.
Lexington has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for West Davidson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
West Davidson couldn't quite finish off Lexington when the teams last played back in February and fell 44-42. Can West Davidson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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