Lee County is 1-6 against Scotland since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lee County Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to take on the Scotland Fighting Scots at 7:30 p.m. Lee County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.
Lee County is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 57-41 to Pinecrest. 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 310th, while the Patriots are ranked 142nd).
Despite the loss, Lee County had strong showings from Mj Sanders, who went 5 of 12 en route to 15 points, and Ronnie Hooker, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Scotland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Pinecrest, falling 59-36. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Fighting Scots have suffered since December 10, 2024.
Lee County's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-6. As for Scotland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Lee County might still be hurting after the 64-38 defeat they got from Scotland in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Lee County, Jonathan Graham (who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 23 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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