On Tuesday evening, the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets traveled to play at the Swain. The Lady Yellow Jackets struggled in the first quarter and allowed the Lady Maroon Devils to build an early lead. The Lady Yellow Jackets had a similarly rough start to the second half, allowing Swain to stretch their lead out again early in the fourth quarter. Swain held Hayesville off in the second half to win 55-43.

Lila Paynes drives to the rim for a basket.

1st Half:

The Lady Yellow Jackets came out playing hard and did a pretty good job taking care of the ball. Yet even when at times getting in a good position, couldn’t get shots to fall. In comparison, Swain was hot and had a big 17 point first quarter, to take a 17-6 into the second quarter. The Lady Yellow Jackets did not give up, playing hard in the second quarter and narrowed the Lady Devil lead. Six players scored for Hayesville in the quarter, helping bring Swain’s lead down from 11 to 8 at halftime.

2nd Half:

The Lady Yellow Jackets’ third quarter mirrored their first quarter offensively. The good thing for Hayesville was that while they only scored four points in the quarter, they held Swain to just three points. This narrows the lead again to where Hayesville only trailed 25-32 going into the fourth quarter. Hayesville continued to battle hard in the fourth quarter, but the Lady Devils had an offensive explosion. Scoring 23 fourth-quarter points sealed a big win for Swain, 55-43.

Mallory Peck makes two free throws.

Hayesville Leading Scorers:

Lila Payne 10 points

Lila Roberts 6 points

Cecilia Jones 6 points

Brooke Graves 6 points

The Lady Yellow Jackets will next play on Friday, February 3rd, at Cherokee. The game on Friday will be covered live on fyntv.com. To get updates or see how the Yellow Jackets have done, tune in to all the latest Team FYN sports coverage on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and at https://claync.fetchyournews.com/category/teamfynsport