While it was all tied up 33-33 at halftime, Lee County was not quite Richmond's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 69-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Richmond Raiders. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Jayden Hill
| 02/07/25 @ Richmond | 7 |
| 02/05/25 vs Union Pines | 6 |
| 02/04/25 @ Pinecrest | 3 |
| 01/28/25 vs Hoke County | 5 |
| 01/27/25 vs Richmond | 4 |
| 02/16/24 vs Southern Lee | 7 |
Several Yellow Jackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayden Hill, who went 6 for 11 to rack up 16 points and seven boards. That's the most rebounds Hill has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Farrow, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 15 points and seven boards.
Richmond was led to victory by Ahaiver McDonald and Jay Hamilton. McDonald went 10 for 17 en route to 24 points, while Hamilton went 6 of 10 to rack up 18 points. Hamilton's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Amer Morrison was another key player, putting up eight points.
Lee County's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Richmond, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 13-7.
Coming up, Lee County will square off against Scotland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lee County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.1 points per game this season. As for Richmond, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 74-68 win against Southern Lee on the 10th.
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