The Lexington Minutemen will head out on the road to face off against the Roanoke-Benson Rockets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lexington knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Roanoke-Benson likes a good challenge.
Lexington will head out to face Roanoke-Benson after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Lexington fell just short of Tri-Valley by a score of 57-55. The loss was the Minutemen's first of the season.
Lexington might have lost, but man, Blaine Friedmansky was a machine: he went 7 for 13 en route to 24 points plus five assists and two steals. Another player making a difference was Micah Coffman, who posted seven points plus three steals.
Meanwhile, Roanoke-Benson was able to grind out a solid victory over Woodland on Thursday, taking the game 51-38.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lexington fell to 4-1. As for Roanoke-Benson, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.
Lexington beat Roanoke-Benson 68-56 when the teams last played back in February of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lexington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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