Basketball Recap: Lincoln Falls Short of Eugene in the Playoffs

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Lincoln couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They were beaten by the Eugene Eagles 67-33 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Eagles are ranked 17th).

Cardinals

Previous 5 Games

03/12/25 vs Eugene	33-67
03/07/25 vs Gallatin	48-40
03/03/25 vs St. Paul Lutheran	47-46
02/11/25 vs Smithton	61-49
02/08/25 vs Sacred Heart	35-38

With the defeat, Lincoln broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points over those games. As for Eugene, the victory (which was their 17th in a row) raised their record to 24-3.

Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Eugene has already played their next matchup (against Canton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.