Basketball Recap: Lexington Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Yellowjackets

Margin (Wins)

11/29/24 vs Asheboro	46
12/26/24 @ Trinity	46
12/13/24 vs South Davidson	43
12/05/24 vs Piedmont Classical	33
12/11/24 vs Eastern Randolph	31

Lexington won the last time they faced South Davidson and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Lexington Yellowjackets put the hurt on the South Davidson Wildcats with a sharp 59-33 victory. The Yellowjackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 26 points or more this season.

Lily Ervin continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 20 points. Jayla Cowan was another key player, scoring ten points.

When it comes to explaining why South Davidson lost, don't look at Kayra Hulin. Despite the final result, she posted 16 points. That was a full 48.5% of South Davidson's points, marking the 17th time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Smith, who put up eight points.

The win was the third in a row for Lexington, bringing their record for this year to 14-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for South Davidson, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.

Lexington has already played their next game, a 59-37 loss against T.W. Andrews on the 1st. As for South Davidson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 65-34 defeat against Salisbury on the 31st.