Basketball Recap: Pinecrest Academy Cadence Comes Up Short

Pinecrest Academy Cadence lost against Lincoln County back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars lost 60-38 to the Lincoln County Lynx. The Cougars' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.

Rowdy Lloyd was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 22 on his way to 27 points and three steals for Lincoln County. The matchup was Lloyd's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Curtis Rippetoe, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds.

Pinecrest Academy Cadence's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lincoln County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.

Pinecrest Academy Cadence and Virgin Valley will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for Lincoln County, they and Spring Creek will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Lincoln County is facing Spring Creek at the right time seeing as Spring Creek is stuck on a three-game losing streak.