There's no place like home for Lee County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Southern Lee Cavaliers 21-18. This was payback for the Yellow Jackets, who suffered a 17-14 loss the last time these two teams met.
Rahshaun Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns.
Lee County wouldn't let Southern Lee keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Ronnie Hooker, Aundre Gray, Daniel Prince, and Cedric Lett picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Southern Lee's side was Tyler Buchear, who made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Despite the defeat, Southern Lee had strong showings from Robert Sims, who rushed for 175 yards, and Johnnie Jones, who rushed for 21 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Sims a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lee County's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5. As for Southern Lee, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Lee County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southern Lee, they will head out on the road to challenge Seaforth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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