North Carolina High School Basketball - North Lincoln edges East Lincoln
January 23, 2024: Lincolnton, NC 28092 The North Lincoln Knights (Lincolnton, NC) basketball nipped the visiting East Lincoln Mustangs (Denver, NC), 69-66 in Tuesday's league test.
The Knights (14-3) will now prepare for their test against Statesville (Statesville, NC). The Greyhounds go into the 3A Western Foothills test with a 8-9 record. In their last test, Statesville got by West Iredell (Statesville, NC), 70-30, in a league test.
The Mustangs now own a 10-7 record. They play next when they host Hickory for a 3A Western Foothills test on Friday, January 26. East Lincoln will encounter a Red Tornadoes squad coming off a 95-34 league win over North Iredell (Olin, NC). The Red Tornadoes record now stands at 17-0.