Basketball Recap: Dudley Takes Down East Lincoln in a Playoff Battle

It's playoff time, and Dudley had no trouble coming through when it counted. They walked away with a 65-53 victory over the East Lincoln Mustangs on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.

Carlos 'CJ' Neely

Points

02/28/25 vs East Lincoln	23
02/25/25 vs Forestview	23
02/18/25 vs Ben L. Smith	21
02/17/25 vs Northeast Guilford	19

Carlos 'CJ' Neely was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 23 points and 11 boards. The match was his fourth in a row with at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cortney 'CJ' Jones, who shot 46% from the field en route to 17 points.

Dudley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Lincoln only five offensive rebounds.

East Lincoln's loss came despite strong showings from Jaxon Dollar and Grant Lawless. Dollar went 7-for-8 on his way to 20 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks, while Lawless almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Lawless a new career-high in blocks (seven). Davis Hill was another key player, putting up seven points.

Dudley's win bumped their record up to 19-7. As for East Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-9.

Looking ahead, Dudley will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Ben L. Smith at 7:00 p.m. Ben L. Smith knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Dudley likes a good challenge. East Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now.