The Lexington Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to challenge the Thomasville Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lexington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.5 points per game this season.
Lexington challenged Salisbury. in a bug-themed battle last Tuesday. Lexington was outmatched by Salisbury and fell 75-42. The match marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Lexington had strong showings from Jaylen Henderson, who posted 14 points, and Kamari McDonald, who put up ten points. Aaron Holmes was another key player, putting up six points.
Meanwhile, Thomasville was just a bucket shy of victory last Tuesday and fell 46-45 to South Rowan.
Thomasville has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points per game. As for Lexington, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-7.
Lexington might still be hurting after the 84-64 defeat they got from Thomasville in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Lexington, Bryce McCoy (who almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, ten assists, and nine steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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