North Carolina High School Basketball - North Lincoln holds off East Lincoln
January 4, 2019: Denver, NC 28037 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the North Lincoln Knights (Lincolnton, NC) and the host East Lincoln Mustangs (Denver, NC), saw North Lincoln's basketball squad hold off East Lincoln by a tally of 72-66.
With the victory, North Lincoln improves its record to 7-2 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Maiden (Maiden, NC) to confront the Blue Devils in a South Fork Athletic 2A challenge on Tuesday, January 8. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a record of 3-10. Maiden lost 35-29 in their recent league challenge against Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville, NC)
Next up, the Mustangs confront the Bandys Trojans (Catawba, NC) in a South Fork Athletic 2A challenge, on Tuesday, January 8. East Lincoln will attempt to improve on its 2-10 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 7-3 record after their 44-33 league win over Lincolnton (Lincolnton, NC).