The Southern Lee Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Lee County Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Lee is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 82-16, which was the final score in Southern Lee's tilt against Union Pines on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Southern Lee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 555th, while Union Pines is ranked 277th).
While Lee County couldn't quite beat Scotland on Tuesday, the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 30-point defeat they were dealt on Friday. Lee County fell just short of Scotland by a score of 47-44. Lee County has struggled against Scotland recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Lee County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kelyce Mcswain, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, and Kaleah Cotton who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. It was the first time this season that Cotton scored 15 or more points.
Southern Lee's defeat dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Lee County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season.
Southern Lee took a serious blow against Lee County in their previous matchup back in January, falling 61-7. Can Southern Lee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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