It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lee County can now relate to. The contest between the Lee County Yellow Jackets and the First Flight Nighthawks didn't end well, with the Lee County Yellow Jackets falling 64-50. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 114th).
It was another big night for Mason Dobie, who posted 22 points for First Flight. Dobie's big performance that evening made it 22 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Joe Wagner was another key player, putting up ten points.
This is the second loss in a row for Lee County and nudges their season record down to 13-12. As for First Flight, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-8.
Lee County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for First Flight, they will challenge E.E. Smith at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. First Flight knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully E.E. Smith likes a good challenge.
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