The Lee County Yellow Jackets's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their sixth straight loss. They fell to Southern Lee 54-48. While losing is never fun, Lee County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 431st, while Southern Lee is ranked 83rd).
Lee County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ronnie Hooker, who scored 14 points along with four blocks. Hooker is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played. Jayden Hill was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Lee County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season. As for Southern Lee, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Lee County will take on Hoke County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hoke County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Southern Lee, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Union Pines at 6:00 p.m. Southern Lee is facing Union Pines at the right time seeing as Union Pines is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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