Lady Yellow Jackets lose in battle for third to Robbinsville

On Wednesday night the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets traveled back to Rosman to take on the Robbinsville Lady Black Knights. This game was for third place in the conference as the two teams were in a tie and it needed to be broken for playoff seeding. The Lady Yellow Jackets played much better then they had the previous night but the wear of traveling to Rosman two nights in a row started to show late in the game. The Lady Yellow Jackets hung tight but could never get over the hump and lost in close one 55-46. 

 

In the first half both teams played well really pretty evenly in most categories except for one. Robbinsville shot the ball better than the Lady Jackets, this resulted in Hayesville being down 26-16 at the half. As it has been all year for Hayesville when they shoot the ball well they can play with and beat anyone on their schedule. Yet when the shots aren’t falling they don’t quite have capability to beat the top teams in the conference. 

 

In the second half Hayesville pushed hard to try and make a comeback and clinch sole third place from Robbinsville. Senior Jade Patterson did her best to help that effort as the only Lady Yellow Jacket with more than one three on the night going 5-7. It was a back and forth quarter with Hayesville cutting it to single digits several times. Yet the quarter ended with the Lady Jackets trailing 40-28.

 

In the fourth quarter the Lady Yellow Jackets outscored the Lady Knights but their lead was too much at this point. The game ended with Hayesville losing 55-46 in a battle. One wonders what could have the result been had Hayesville not had to play two games in two nights with a 3 hour road trip both ways. 

 

Hayesville leaders for the night:

Jade Patterson 15 points

Brianna Foster 12 points 8 rebounds

 

Hayesville will next play NCHSAA state playoffs but the opponent is unknown at this time. Check the fynsports social media sites for updates on games and game times which are scheduled to be released sunday afternoon.

 

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