Preview: Lincoln Tigers vs. La Vega Pirates
Two dominant guards in Ar'Jayla Elder and Mar?Cyah Willis are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lincoln Tigers are on the road again on Friday and plays the La Vega Pirates at 1:30 p.m. on March 1st. Lincoln has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lincoln walked away with it. They walked away with a 56-43 win over the Eagles on Saturday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln to victory, but perhaps none more so than T'Anna Saddler, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds. Jada Patterson was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
In what's become a running theme this season, La Vega gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Everything went their way against Madisonville as La Vega made off with a 83-60 win. Winning may never get old, but La Vega sure is getting used to it with their 15th in a row.
La Vega got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kiyleyah Parr out in front who scored 15 points along with eight assists and eight steals. Parr is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Willis, who scored 16 points along with seven assists and three steals.
Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 30-3. As for La Vega, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 33-8 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Lincoln hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.4 points per game. However, it's not like La Vega struggles in that department as they've been averaging 65.1 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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