The Lincoln Cardinals basketball team scored 53 points and held the visiting Northwest Mustangs to 51 in the Cardinals non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Cardinals now sport a 5-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Skyline for a non-league contest on Tuesday, January 3. Lincoln will battle a Tigers team coming off a 55-51 non-league loss to Adrian (Adrian, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 0-5.

The Mustangs (11-1) will now prepare for their contest against Jamestown (Jamestown, MO). The enter the non-league contest with a 3-3 record. In their last contest, Jamestown nudged New Bloomfield (New Bloomfield, MO), 46-39, in a non-league contest.