Basketball Recap: Lexington Skates Past North Rowan with Ease

Yellowjackets

Margin (Wins)

11/29/24 vs Asheboro	46
12/26/24 @ Trinity	46
12/13/24 vs South Davidson	43
12/05/24 vs Piedmont Classical	33
12/11/24 vs Eastern Randolph	31

Lexington's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They breezed by the North Rowan Cavaliers to the tune of 72-45. The Yellowjackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 26 points or more this season.

Lexington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Makayla Bobo led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Bobo a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Ervin, who went 7 of 16 on her way to 23 points and five rebounds.

Despite the loss, North Rowan still got an impressive performance from Krisstyle Stockton, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 boards. Stockton is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Dasia Elder was another key player, putting up 11 points and five steals.

Lexington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for North Rowan, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.

Lexington didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-37 win against West Davidson on the 4th. As for North Rowan, they will face off against Albemarle at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Albemarle knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully North Rowan likes a good challenge.