North Rowan and Lexington are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The North Rowan Cavaliers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Lexington Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Thursday, North Rowan was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 75-69 to North Stanly. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Comets are ranked 118th).
Meanwhile, Lexington challenged Salisbury. in a bug-themed battle on Tuesday. Lexington was beaten by Salisbury 75-42. The Yellowjackets haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
North Rowan's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Lexington, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-7.
North Rowan came up short against Lexington in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 75-71. Can North Rowan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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