Having just played yesterday, the Southern Lee Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Union Pines Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Southern Lee fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Richmond on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 74-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (56), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Union Pines ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hoke County, sneaking past 73-70. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Vikings were down 50-35 in the third quarter.
Southern Lee better keep an eye on Jaylen Kyle. He was instrumental in Union Pines' win, almost dropping a double-double with 29 points and nine boards. Kyle continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Leonard, who posted 15 points and five rebounds.
Union Pines' record is now 13-9. As for Southern Lee, their loss dropped their record down to 18-2.
Southern Lee came up short against Union Pines when the teams last played back in January, falling 77-71. Can Southern Lee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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