Preview: Cardington-Lincoln Pirates vs. Northmor Golden Knights
Cardington-Lincoln is 9-1 against Northmor since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cardington-Lincoln Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northmor Golden Knights at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cardington-Lincoln waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They managed a 52-46 victory over Danville.
Cardington-Lincoln's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Abigail Hardwick, who scored 12 points. Another player making a difference was Madison Caulkins, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Northmor beat Mt. Gilead 31-27 on Friday. The victory was just what Northmor needed coming off of a 52-25 loss in their prior contest.
Northmor can attribute much of their success to Madison Simpson, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Simpson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Shelby Cooper was another key contributor, scoring five points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Cardington-Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Northmor, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.
Keep an eye on the arc in Friday's contest: Cardington-Lincoln have been dynamite from deep this season, having only made 33.1% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Northmor, though, as they've only made 24.1% of their threes per game this season. Given Cardington-Lincoln's sizeable advantage in that area, Northmor will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for Cardington-Lincoln against Northmor in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the squad secured a 56-24 win. With Cardington-Lincoln ahead 35-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
