Basketball Game Preview: Lincoln Charter Eagles vs. Pine Lake Prep Pride

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Previous Games

02/04/25 - Away	63-59 W
01/09/25 - Home	69-55 W
02/21/24 - Home	57-62 L
02/02/24 - Away	74-78 L
01/05/24 - Home	69-59 W
+ 5 more games

Lincoln Charter is 8-2 against Pine Lake Prep since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The two teams will face off at 5:30 p.m. without much rest, having both just played. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Pine Lake Prep will be up against a hot Lincoln Charter team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Lincoln Charter strolled past Langtree Charter Academy with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 88-72. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Lions are ranked 437th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Pine Lake Prep earned a 63-54 win over Bradford Prep on Monday.

Lincoln Charter better keep an eye on Joseph Bruce. He was instrumental in Pine Lake Prep's win, putting up 28 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Bruce a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jamie Lawson, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten rebounds.

Lincoln Charter's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.5 points over those games. As for Pine Lake Prep, their win bumped their record up to 18-7.

Lincoln Charter didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pine Lake Prep in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 63-59 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bruce, who posted 17 points and five steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lincoln Charter still be able to contain Bruce? There's only one way to find out.