Lee County lost against Scotland back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Lee County Yellow Jackets fell just short of the Scotland Fighting Scots by a score of 51-49. The Yellow Jackets' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row.
Lee County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Mj Sanders, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 18 points. Nick Farrow was another key player, putting up 12 points in addition to eight boards and four steals.
Scotland found their leader in sophomore Jerrison Dixon, who went 6 for 12 en route to 22 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dajuan Gibson, who posted 11 points and five boards.
Lee County's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-7. As for Scotland, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 3-9.
Lee County will be playing in front of their home fans against Southern Lee at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Scotland, they will square off against Richmond at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Richmond knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Scotland likes a good challenge.
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