Irmo lost against Lexington back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Irmo Yellow Jackets were dealt a 68-39 defeat at the hands of the Lexington Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Wildcats are ranked tenth).
Jayla Anderson
| 01/31/25 vs Lexington | 11 |
| 01/29/25 vs Chapin | 11 |
| 01/24/25 @ Dutch Fork | 8 |
Despite the loss, Irmo still got an impressive performance from Jayla Anderson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Anderson has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Irmo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Izzy Saville was her usual excellent self, going 10 for 22 en route to 25 points along with seven rebounds and three steals for Lexington. Those 25 points gave Saville a new career-high. Sydni Anderson was another key player, going 6 of 10 on her way to 14 points and eight boards.
Irmo has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season. As for Lexington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-3.
Irmo will face off against River Bluff at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Irmo is facing River Bluff at the right time seeing as River Bluff is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Lexington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chapin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lexington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.1 points per game this season.
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