Preview: North Allegheny Tigers vs. Lincoln Park Performing Arts
The North Allegheny Tigers are on the road again on Monday and plays Lincoln Park Performing Arts at 6:30 p.m. on February 12th. Lincoln Park Performing Arts took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on North Allegheny, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, North Allegheny beat Seneca Valley 39-35. Given North Allegheny's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Seneca Valley is ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Lincoln Park Performing Arts had to settle for a 32-29 defeat against Trinity on Thursday. It was the first time this season that Lincoln Park Performing Arts let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Lincoln Park Performing Arts had strong showings from Sarah Scott, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds, and Maddie Syka, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 37.9% of Lincoln Park Performing Arts' points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Lincoln Park Performing Arts struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
North Allegheny has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Lincoln Park Performing Arts, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 19-2.
