Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Lincoln

Lincoln hadn't done well against Pike Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Lincoln Leopards claimed a resounding 74-41 victory over the Pike Valley Panthers. The Leopards have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Pike Valley still got an impressive performance from Andrew Cooper, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ezra Benne, who put up 11 points and three steals.

Leopards

Previous Games

01/20/25 vs Pike Valley	74-41
01/14/25 vs Tescott	47-26
01/10/25 @ Osborne	57-14
12/20/24 vs St. John's/Tipton Catholic	54-37
12/17/24 @ Sylvan-Lucas	44-40
+ 3 more games

The win keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.9 points per game. As for Pike Valley, they dropped their record down to 4-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Lincoln has already played their next game (against St. John's/Tipton Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pike Valley has already played their next contest, a 53-43 loss against Tescott on the 21st.