Lincoln North Star triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Lazerek Houston

By Team Reports Feb 16, 2024, 9:11am

Recap: Lincoln North Star Navigators vs. Lincoln Southeast Knights

Even though the Lincoln Southeast Knights scored an imposing 61 points on Thursday, the Lincoln North Star Navigators still came out on top. Lincoln North Star skirted past Lincoln Southeast 64-61. For Lincoln North Star, this counts as revenge for the 71-57 loss Lincoln Southeast walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.

It was another big night for Lazerek Houston, who scored 25 points along with two steals. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Jordan Castor, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.

Despite the loss, Lincoln Southeast still got an impressive performance from Taye Moore, who scored 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ziah Brown, who scored ten points.

Even though they lost, Lincoln Southeast were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln North Star only racked up three assists.

Lincoln North Star is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Lincoln Southeast, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7.

Lincoln North Star will head out on the road to square off against Millard North at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lincoln Southeast does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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