Southern Lee was the 17-14 winner over Lee County when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Southern Lee Cavaliers fell just short of the Lee County Yellow Jackets by a score of 21-18 on Friday. Despite 108 more yards than the Yellow Jackets, the Cavaliers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Southern Lee's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Robert Sims, who rushed for 175 yards, and Johnnie Jones, who rushed for 21 yards and a touchdown. Those 175 rushing yards gave Sims a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Southern Lee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lee County only rushed for 104.
Rahshaun Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lee County, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns.
Southern Lee's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Lee County, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Southern Lee is taking a road trip to square off against Seaforth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lee County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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