Basketball Recap: Lincoln County Comes Up Short

Lincoln County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Scott Skyhawks, falling 92-63. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Skyhawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 60-46 back in December of 2024.

Eli Smith

Points

02/25/25 @ Scott	24
02/22/25 vs Tolsia	23
02/21/25 @ Point Pleasant	25
02/18/25 @ Ripley	22

Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Eli Smith, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten boards. The game was Smith's fourth in a row with at least 22 points. Another player making a difference was Drew Banks, who went 8-for-13 to rack up 19 points.

Tyler Walls had an outrageously good game for Scott as he shot 57% from beyond the arc on his way to 24 points and four steals. Those four steals gave Walls a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Brown, who went 6-for-9 en route to 17 points.

Lincoln County's loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Scott, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-8.

Lincoln County has already played their next contest, a 55-52 defeat against Sissonville on the 27th. As for Scott, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 71-42 win against Braxton County on the 27th.