After flying high against C.H. Yoe last Friday, Lexington came back down to earth. The Lexington Eagles were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 38-37 to the Rockdale Tigers. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 58-29.
| 01/17/25 @ Rockdale | 8 |
| 01/10/25 @ C.H. Yoe | 3 |
| 01/07/25 vs Rogers | 7 |
| 01/03/25 @ Thrall | 2 |
| 12/31/24 vs Franklin | 4 |
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kamoria Crawford, who posted five points and eight steals. Crawford has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Bell, who had 19 points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Even though they lost, Lexington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive matches.
With the defeat, Lexington broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-6. As for Rockdale, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-14.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Little River Academy the next time they take the court. Lexington will host Little River Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while Rockdale will head out to face them at 6:15 p.m. on January 24th.
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