Lady Yellow Jackets Lose at Cherokee

The Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets played in a challenging game Friday night at top ten ranked Cherokee. The Lady Braves have been near the top of the state rankings all year and also are the only conference opponent to take down the conference champion Lady Murphy Bulldogs. As they have much of the year, Hayesville started the game struggling on offense. Cherokee got out to a big lead and won easily 70-39.

1st Half:

The first half was reminiscent of the last several Lady Yellow Jackets games, with Hayesville stumbling out of the blocks. After slightly improving their season-long turnover problems over the last couple of games, turnovers plagued Hayesville all night. Hayesville probably had more turnovers than they did shot attempts in the game. Cherokee Leilaya Mcmillan also came out on fire, torching Hayesville for 22 first-half points. At the second quarter’s buzzer, the Lady Braves led 33-11.

2nd Half:

Hayesville slightly improved in the second half but still could not keep up with the Braves’ potent offense. The Lady Yellow Jackets did get some good performances out of young players. Mallary Peck showed off her lefty jump hook, which she has developed throughout the season as a right-handed player. She scored one basket off of it and got fouled on several other attempts. While the team more than doubled their second-half scoring output, it was not near enough to catch up with Cherokee. The Lady Braves would go on to win 70-39 defending their home court.

The Lady Yellow Jackets will next play on Monday, February 7th, hosting the Cherokee Lady Braves. This odd scheduling having to play Cherokee back-to-back games was due to it being rescheduled several times this year. The game on Monday 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