The Northeast Guilford Rams will take on the Lexington Yellowjackets in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northeast Guilford knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Lexington likes a good challenge.
While Northeast Guilford didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 74-66 victory over Williams on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lexington). They claimed a resounding 80-28 win over South Davidson. With the Yellowjackets ahead 54-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Northeast Guilford better keep an eye on Jaylen Henderson. He was instrumental in Lexington's win, going 10 for 15 on his way to 25 points and four steals. Those four steals gave Henderson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Rahzel Ewart, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds.
Lexington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
The victory got Lexington back to even at 3-3. As for Northeast Guilford, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
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