If Salisbury was feeling good fresh off their 50-22 takedown of East Davidson last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Salisbury Hornets took a 62-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lexington Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 95th).
Leading Lexington to victory were Makayla Bobo and Lily Ervin. Bobo posted 19 points, while Ervin had 15 points. Jayla Cowan was another key player, putting up eight points.
Salisbury's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-5. As for Lexington, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Salisbury will square off against West Rowan at 6:00 p.m. on January 14th. As for Lexington, they will take on North Rowan at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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