Basketball Game Preview: Lincoln Cardinals vs. Cole Camp Blue Birds

The Lincoln Cardinals will take on the Cole Camp Blue Birds at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Lincoln is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Stover just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 37-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 52nd).

Meanwhile, Cole Camp was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 41-32 to Northwest.

Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Cole Camp, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.

Lincoln didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cole Camp in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 30-25 win. Does Lincoln have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cole Camp turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.