Lee County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. 2025 welcomed they with a 63-43 loss courtesy of the Apex Friendship Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Patriots are ranked 113th).
When it comes to explaining why Lee County lost, don't look at Nick Farrow. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 14 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mj Sanders, who posted ten points.
Lee County's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Apex Friendship, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
Lee County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-41 defeat against Pinecrest on the 7th. As for Apex Friendship, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 63-20 victory against Apex on the 7th.
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