Lexington and North Rowan are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Lexington Yellowjackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Rowan Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lexington challenged Salisbury. in a bug-themed battle on Tuesday. Lexington took a blow against Salisbury, falling 75-42. The Yellowjackets have struggled against the Hornets recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, North Rowan was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday 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).
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.
Lexington didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against North Rowan when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 75-71 victory. Does Lexington have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Rowan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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