Union Pines is 10-0 against Lee County since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Union Pines Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Lee County Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Union Pines' favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Even though South Johnston scored an imposing 69 points on Friday, Union Pines still came out on top. Union Pines walked away with a 78-69 victory over South Johnston.
Aiden Leonard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 29 points along with 5 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Union Pines' points. Zion Kiser was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 3 steals.
Meanwhile, Lee County made easy work of Western Harnett on Wednesday and carried off a 76-50 win.
Nic Farrow and Jayden Hill were among the main playmakers for Lee County as the former scored 23 points along with 5 rebounds and 5 steals and the latter scored 21 points along with 6 assists and 5 steals. The match was Farrow's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah McKendall, who scored 9 points.
Union Pines' victory bumped their season record to 7-1 while South Johnston's defeat dropped theirs to 1-4.
Union Pines didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lee County when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 74-70 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union Pines since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
