After flying high against Wheatmore on Friday, Eastern Randolph came back down to earth. The Eastern Randolph Wildcats took an 83-73 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lexington Yellowjackets on Saturday. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Yellowjackets earlier this season, when they won 70-58.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tyler Gee, who went 6 of 15 en route to 21 points. Another player making a difference was Timothy Brower, who almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds.
Jaylen Henderson was his usual excellent self, putting up 27 points for Lexington. That's the most points Henderson has posted since back in December of 2024. Andre Gyabaah was another key player, scoring 17 points.
Eastern Randolph's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Lexington, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-7.
Eastern Randolph didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-50 win against Southwestern Randolph on the 4th. As for Lexington, they have also already played their next matchup, an 89-71 defeat against North Rowan on the 3rd.
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