With Lee County's effective field goal percentage at 68% and Green Hope's at 37% on Friday, the final result was to be expected on Friday. The Lee County Yellow Jackets received a blow as they fell 68-50 to the Green Hope Falcons. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.
Lee County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ronnie Hooker, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nick Farrow, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 13 points.
Green Hope found their leader in freshman Knox Frey, who went 9 of 19 en route to 23 points and five steals. Those five steals set a new season-high mark for Frey. The team also got some help courtesy of Kody Frey, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Lee County's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Green Hope, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Lee County won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Middle Creek at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Green Hope, they will also get right back to it: they'll take on West Forsyth at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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