Basketball Game Preview: Lincoln Tigers vs. Pinkston Vikings

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Previous Games

01/13/25 - Away	68-14 W
01/26/24 - Home	65-22 W
01/09/24 - Away	74-45 W
01/27/23 - Away	47-53 L
01/10/23 - Home	41-25 W
+ 5 more games

Lincoln has gone 8-2 against Pinkston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lincoln Tigers will square off against the Pinkston Vikings at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Lincoln is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing North Dallas: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lincoln blew North Dallas out of the water with an 89-4 final score. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won nine games in a row.

It was another big night for Ar'Jayla Elder, who posted 25 points. T'Anna Saddler was another key player, putting up 14 points.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pinkston). They breezed by Kimball to the tune of 68-10 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.

Lincoln's victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 32-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.7 points per game. As for Pinkston, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-14 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Lincoln against Pinkston in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 68-14 win. In that matchup, Lincoln amassed a halftime lead of 45-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.