Basketball Recap: Lexington Snags 14th Victory in Last 17 Games

Minutemen

Margin (Wins)

11/27/24 vs Tri-Point	84
12/26/24 vs Putnam County	52
12/20/24 @ Calvary Christian Academy	46
01/10/25 @ Peoria Heights	36
01/31/25 vs Fisher	33

Lexington hadn't done well against Deer Creek-Mackinaw recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went the Lexington Minutemen's way against the Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs as the Lexington Minutemen made off with an 82-56 win. The Minutemen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 20 points or more this season.

Lexington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Blaine Friedmansky, who went 9 for 22 on his way to 25 points and three steals. Friedmansky has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Micah Coffman was another key player, going 7 of 14 en route to 17 points and six assists.

Lexington has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-16.

Lexington has already played their next contest (against Flanagan-Cornell), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Deer Creek-Mackinaw has also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against Kewanee.