The Lexington Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to challenge the East Forsyth Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lexington has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Lexington will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Salisbury, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Lexington snuck past Salisbury with a 62-56 win last Tuesday. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Hornets are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lexington relied on the efforts of Makayla Bobo, who posted 19 points, and Lily Ervin, who earned 15 points. Jayla Cowan was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, East Forsyth's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Reagan by a score of 42-40.
Lexington pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for East Forsyth, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
Lexington might still be hurting after the 53-32 loss they got from East Forsyth in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Lexington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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